Is Quaker Instant Grits Butter Flavor kosher?
9.8 oz
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.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Natural flavors and Mono- and diglycerides can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- 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: Natural flavors and Mono- and diglycerides.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Natural flavors and Mono- and diglycerides can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Degerminated white corn grits, salt, maltodextrin, sunflower oil, vegetable oil (palm kernel and palm oil), rice flour, calcium carbonate, whey, sodium caseinate, oat fiber, natural flavor, corn starch, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, hydrogenated palm oil, annatto (color), nonfat milk, reduced iron, turmeric (color), niacinamide", BHT and citric acid (to preserve freshness), thiamin mononitrate*, riboflavin*, beta carotene (color), folic acid*. *One of the B vitamins. CONTAINS MILK AND SOY INGREDIENTS.
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.