Is Nissin Chow Mein Chicken kosher?
chow mein noodles chicken flavor. · 4 oz (113 g)
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.
- NoteLists both meat and dairy ingredients
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead 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: Natural flavors.
- LabelMarked Meat
- 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 Meat
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL, SESAME OIL), DRIED CABBAGE FLAKE, WATER, SUGAR, SALT, BETA CAROTENE COLOR 2%, CARAMEL COLOR, CITRIC ACID, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DRIED CARROT FLAKE, DRIED GREEN ONION, GARLIC POWDER, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, LACTOSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, POWDERED CHICKEN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SORBITOL, SOY LECITHIN, SOYBEAN, SPICE, TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE), TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN, VINEGAR, WHEAT, XANTHAN GUM.
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.