Is Olive Garden Classic Caesar Dressing 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. 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 on the package, but no unclean species or questionable derivatives appear in the ingredients.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- NoteNo unclean species or questionable animal derivatives found
- MJRC Standards of Observance on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- MJRC (Leviticus 11) on clean and unclean species · Forbids unclean speciesRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Worth a look: Wine.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientWine
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No ingredient from an unclean animal appears on the label.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- NoteNo pork, shellfish, insect or blood ingredients found
- Leviticus 11 on clean and unclean animals · Forbids unclean land animalsRead the ruling
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
water, soybean oil, distilled vinegar, parmesa granular cheese (part-skim milk and/or milk, cheese culture bcymes), red wine vinegar, egg yolk, salt, sugar, garlic lemon juice concentrate, spice, xanthan gum, anchovies, yeast ex molasses potassium sorsate and sodium benzoate (added to w freshness), calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor c se tamarind concentrate natural flavor dehydrated contains anchovies, egg, milk.
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.