Is Ocean Spray CRAN x RASPBERRY kosher?
Cranberry Raspberry Juice Drink · 64 Fl Oz (2QT.) 1.89 L
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
- 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: Wine and Natural flavors.
- IngredientWine
- 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
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Filtered water, sugar, apple juice (water, apple juice concentrate), cranberry juice (water, cranberry juice concentrate), raspberry juice (water, raspberry juice concentrate), grape juice (water, grape juice concentrate), natural flavor, fumaric acid, citric acid, vegetable concentrate for color, sodium citrate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c).
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.