Is Orgain Organic Protein Protein Powder kosher?
Verdict by tradition
Ingredients as printed
Orgain organic protein blend (pea protein*, brown rice protein*, chia seed*), natural flavors*, orgain organic creamer base (acacia gum*, high oleic sunflower oil*, rice dextrin*, rice bran extract*), rosemary extract*), erythritol*, orgain organic 50 superfoods blend [millet*, amaranth*, buckwheat, quinoa*, chia*, kale powder*, apple pulp*, cinnamon*, organic sprouts blend (amaranth sprout*, quinoa sprout*, millet sprout*, buckwheat sprouts*, garbanzo bean sprout*, lentil sprout*, adzuki sprout*, flax sprout*, sunflower sprout*, pumpkin sprout*, chia sprout*, sesame sprout*), organic super veggies, super berries, super grasses and super foods blend (acai*, cranberry*, wheat grass*, barley grass*, oat grass, banana*, mango*, beet*, carrot*, spinach*, broccoli*, tomato*, kale*, cabbage*, parsley leaf*, brussels sprout*, green bell pepper*, cucumber*, celery*, garlic*, ginger root*, green onion*, cauliflower*, asparagus*, pineapple*, turmeric*, strawberry*, tart cherry*, blackberry*, blueberry*, raspberry*], natural flavor, sea salt, acacia gum*, guar gum*, xanthan gum, stevia*, organic food based vitamin c (amla fruit extract*), organic food based b vitamin blend (guava*, holy basil*, lemon extract*)
Rulings behind these verdicts
Processed foods are relied upon only with a recognized hechsher, because ingredients, equipment and processing aids cannot be verified from the label alone. Hey Kosher reports what is printed on the package; the agency has the final word.
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 118-119; contemporary agency practice
A reliable hechsher is the preferred way to establish that a processed food is kosher. Where none is present, the ingredient list is read against CJLS rulings and the result is marked for your judgement.
Rabbinical Assembly, "A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice" (Klein, 1979), ch. 21
A recognized hechsher settles the question. Without one, the ingredient list is read for unclean species and questionable animal derivatives.
MJRC Standards of Observance, Kashrut section
The MJRC standards call members to a Torah-based kashrut: biblically clean species, separation of meat and dairy, and respect for the kosher certification system. Hey Kosher's reading of these standards is pending MJRC review.
Messianic Jewish Rabbinical Council, Standards of Observance, Kashrut section
Reform Judaism frames kashrut as informed personal and communal choice, weighing tradition, ethics and sustainability. Hey Kosher shows you the facts on the label and does not issue a verdict for this tier.
Mary L. Zamore (ed.), The Sacred Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic (CCAR Press, 2011)
This tier reads the ingredient list against Scripture's clean and unclean lists. It does not require rabbinic certification and does not separate meat and dairy.
Tier definition
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.
