Is Hot Tamale Chewy spicy candies kosher?
From Open Food Facts.
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Verdict by tradition
Contains Shellac.
- IngredientShellac
- Recognized certifying agency on certification · Certification requiredRead the ruling
Contains Shellac.
- IngredientShellac
- Conservative halakhah on forbidden species · Forbids pork, shellfish and other forbidden speciesRead the ruling
Contains Shellac, from species Torah lists as unclean.
- IngredientShellac
- MJRC (Leviticus 11) on clean and unclean species · Forbids unclean speciesRead the ruling
- MJRC Standards of Observance on kashrut as a whole · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Worth a look: Natural flavors and Shellac.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientShellac
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
Contains Shellac, from animals Scripture lists as unclean.
- IngredientShellac
- Leviticus 11 on insects and insect-derived ingredients · Forbids insects and insect-derived ingredientsRead the ruling
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Sugar, corn syrup, modified food starch, contains less than 0.5% of the following ingredients; fumaric acid, natural and artificial flavors, sodium citrate, dextrin, citric acid, malic acid, artificial color, confectioners glaze, red #40, carnauba wax, medium chain triglycerides, yellow #5 (tartrazine), yellow #6, blue #1.
Hey Kosher reads what is printed on the package and matches it against published rulings. It is not a halakhic authority. For the final word, ask your rabbi or the certifying agency.