Is Lean Cuisine Chicken Enchilada Suiza kosher?
9 oz
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
The label lists both meat and dairy ingredients.
- IngredientHard cheese
- NoteLists both meat and dairy ingredients
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Isaac Klein) on cheese and rennet · Permits cheese and rennetRead the ruling
MJRC standards keep meat and dairy separate; this label lists both.
- NoteLists both meat and dairy ingredients
- MJRC Standards of Observance on kashrut as a whole · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Worth a look: Mono- and diglycerides and Natural flavors.
- LabelMarked Meat
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- IngredientNatural flavors
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Mono- and diglycerides and Natural flavors can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- IngredientNatural flavors
- LabelMarked Meat
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Cooked enriched long grain rice (water, rice, iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid), chicken enchilada (filling [cooked white meat chicken, tomatoes {tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid}, onion, water, green chiles {green chile in water, salt, citric acid}, modified corn starch, garlic powder, jalapeno peppers {jalapeno peppers in water, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride}, paprika, salt, cumin, cilantro, black pepper], corn tortilla [water, yellow corn masa flour, cellulose gum, mono and diglycerides]), water, skim milk, onions, corn, red peppers, 2% or less of buttermilk powder, green chiles, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto color), apple cider vinegar, modified cornstarch, sour cream (cultured cream, nonfat milk), spices, garlic, bleached wheat flour, salt, garlic puree, sugar, soybean oil, jalapeno peppers, autolyzed yeast extract, chicken fat, lime juice concentrate, maltodextrin, dried onions, wheat starch, medium chain triglycerides, citric acid, acetic acid, calcium chloride, natural flavors, extracts of turmeric and annatto color.
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.