Is Lean Cuisine Five Cheese Rigatoni kosher?
10 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
No hechsher on the package. Conservative practice prefers certification for processed foods. Cheese with rennet is permitted per the CJLS ruling on cheeses.
- IngredientHard cheese
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Isaac Klein) on cheese and rennet · Permits cheese and rennetRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Natural flavors can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- 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.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientNatural flavors
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Natural flavors can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Blanched rigatoni (water, semolina, wheat gluten), water, tomatoes, tomato paste, part-skim mozzarella cheese and modified cornstarch (part-skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, salt, cultures, enzymes], modified cornstarch, nonfat milk, flavors), onions, 2% or less of monterey jack cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), parmesan and asiago cheese blend with flavor (parmesan & asiago cheeses [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], enzyme modified parmesan cheese [cultured milk, water, salt, enzymes], whey, salt), soybean oil, spices, parmesan cheese paste (granular and parmesan cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], water, salt, lactic acid, citric acid), sugar, modified food starch, romano cheese with flavor (romano cheese [cultured cow's milk, salt, enzymes], enzyme modified romano cheese [romano cheese {cultured cow's milk, water, salt, enzymes}, salt]), garlic puree, cultured whey (cultured whey, maltodextrin), salt, molasses, extra virgin olive oil, xanthan gum, citric acid.
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.