Is Lifeway Kefir Cultured Lowfat Milk Blueberry kosher?
Bebida a base de leche fermentada baja en grasa sabor Blueberry · 240 ml
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. Grape ingredients are noted per the CJLS ruling on wine.
- IngredientWine
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Elliot Dorff, 1985) on wine and grape products · BackgroundRead 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 and Wine.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientWine
- 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
Pasteurized lowfat milk, nonfat milk, cane sugar, pectin, natural blueberry flavor, natural flavors, grape juice (for color), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, live and active cultures.
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.