Is IQ Bar Peanut Butter Chip kosher?
Verdict by tradition
Ingredients as printed
Total Fat 12g Saturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 135mg Total Carbohydrate 10g Dietary Fiber 8g Total Sugars 1g Includes 0g Added Sugars Protein 12g % Daily Value* 15% 15% 0% 6% 4% 29% 0% 24% Vitamin D 0mcg Calcium 70mg Iron 35mg Potassium 210mg Vitamin E 143mg Magnesium 75mg 0% 6% 20% 4% 100% 15% * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice - 8G Fiber = 2G Net Carbs Almonds, Protein Blend (Pea Protein Crisps [Pea Protein, Tapioca Starchl, Pea Protein), Natural Flavors, Prebiotic Blend (Tapioca Fiber, Vegetable Fiber), Cocoa, Coconut Oil, Unsweetened Chocolate, Water, Cocoa Butter, Sea Salt, Lion's Mane, Stevia Plant Extract, Vitamin E Allergens: Almonds, Coconut NON GMO Project VERIFIE D nongmoprojectorg Total Fat 10g Saturated Fat 25g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 135mg Total Carbohydra Dietary Fiber 9g Total Sugars 1g Includes 0g Adde Protein 12g Vitamin D 0mcg Calcium 50mg Iron 24mg Potassium 120mg Vitamin E 145mg Magnesium 55mg * The % Daily Value (DV) tel serving of food contributes day is used for general nutr Nu Blend (Tapioca Blend (Pea Prot Starch], Pea Pro Coconut Oil, Un Cocoa Butter, S Extract, Vitamin Allergens: Pean VEGAN
Rulings behind these verdicts
Processed foods are relied upon only with a recognized hechsher, because ingredients, equipment and processing aids cannot be verified from the label alone. Hey Kosher reports what is printed on the package; the agency has the final word.
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 118-119; contemporary agency practice
A reliable hechsher is the preferred way to establish that a processed food is kosher. Where none is present, the ingredient list is read against CJLS rulings and the result is marked for your judgement.
Rabbinical Assembly, "A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice" (Klein, 1979), ch. 21
A recognized hechsher settles the question. Without one, the ingredient list is read for unclean species and questionable animal derivatives.
MJRC Standards of Observance, Kashrut section
The MJRC standards call members to a Torah-based kashrut: biblically clean species, separation of meat and dairy, and respect for the kosher certification system. Hey Kosher's reading of these standards is pending MJRC review.
Messianic Jewish Rabbinical Council, Standards of Observance, Kashrut section
Reform Judaism frames kashrut as informed personal and communal choice, weighing tradition, ethics and sustainability. Hey Kosher shows you the facts on the label and does not issue a verdict for this tier.
Mary L. Zamore (ed.), The Sacred Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic (CCAR Press, 2011)
This tier reads the ingredient list against Scripture's clean and unclean lists. It does not require rabbinic certification and does not separate meat and dairy.
Tier definition
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.
