Is Orgain Plant Protein Shake Creamy Chocolate Flavored kosher?
Verdict by tradition
Ingredients as printed
Filtered water, plant protein blend (pea protein, pumpkin seed protein), natural flavors, high oleic sunflower oil, alkalized cocoa, sunflower lecithin, sodium phosphate, monk fruit extract, potassium citrate, stevia extract, sea salt, gellan gum, Orgain organic 50 superfoods blend (millet, amaranth, apple pulp, kale, quinoa, buckwheat, cinnamon, chia, quinoa sprout, amaranth sprout, millet sprout, garbanzo bean sprout, alfalfa sprout, pumpkin seed sprout, flax sprout, buckwheat sprout, lentil sprout, adzuki sprout, broccoli sprout, sunflower seed sprout, wheatgrass, barley grass, oat grass, pineapple, turmeric, banana, cranberry, mango, beet, broccoli, carrot, spinach, tomato, strawberry, tart cherry, green bell pepper, blackberry, Brussels sprout, ginger, garlic, onion, wild blueberry, parsley, raspberry, cauliflower, cabbage, asparagus, celery, cucumber). *Certified organic ingredients
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.