Is Kroger Iced Cinnamon Swirl Sliced Loaf Cake kosher?
From Open Food Facts.
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Verdict by tradition
Orthodox practice relies on certification for processed foods. Nothing on the package shows one.
- NoteNo recognized hechsher on the package
- Recognized certifying agency on certification · Certification requiredRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Conservative practice prefers certification for processed foods.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Natural flavors and Mono- and diglycerides can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- MJRC (pending) on gelatin and animal derivatives · BackgroundRead the ruling
- MJRC Standards of Observance on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Worth a look: Natural flavors and Mono- and diglycerides.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Natural flavors and Mono- and diglycerides can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, BUTTER (CREAM, NATURAL FLAVOR), WHEAT STARCH, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, DRY WHOLE MILK, CINNAMON, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM. ICING:, ICING SUGAR (SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), BUTTERMILK (NONFAT MILK, DRY BUTTERMILK, BACTERIAL CULTURE), CREAM CHEESE (CREAM, NONFAT MILK, SALT, GUAR GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, BACTERIAL CULTURE), CORN SYRUP, PALM OIL SHORTENING, GUAR GUM, BUTTER (CREAM, NATURAL FLAVOR), MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES
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.