Is Old El Paso Taco Shells 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 Glycerin and Mono- and diglycerides can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- 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: Glycerin and Mono- and diglycerides.
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Glycerin and Mono- and diglycerides can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Enriched Flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Water, Palm Oil, Glycerin, Baking Powder (sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda), Mono And Diglycerides, Salt, Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate, Fumaric Acid, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (soybean, Palm, and/or cottonseed oil), Dough Conditioner (salt, wheat starch, enzymes), Limed Corn Flour, Salt.
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.