Is Nature's Bakery Strawberry Whole Wheat Fig Bars 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.
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Natural flavors and Glycerin can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- 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 Glycerin.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Natural flavors and Glycerin can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Stone ground whole wheat flour, dried cane sugar, brown rice syrup, fig paste, canola oil, strawberry paste (naturally milled sugar, dried cane syrup, strawberry puree, modified food starch, apple powder, natural flavors, glycerin, citric acid, pectin, locust bean gum, red cabbage extract), rolled oats, oat fiber, caramel color, sea salt, citric acid, natural flavors, baking soda, baking powder.
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.