Is Rao's Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti kosher?
Crispy breaded chicken breast with marinara sauce and mozzarella over spaghetti · 8.5 oz (241 g)
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
The label lists both meat and dairy ingredients.
- IngredientHard cheese
- NoteLists both meat and dairy ingredients
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Isaac Klein) on cheese and rennet · Permits cheese and rennetRead the ruling
MJRC standards keep meat and dairy separate; this label lists both.
- NoteLists both meat and dairy ingredients
- MJRC Standards of Observance on kashrut as a whole · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Worth a look: Natural flavors.
- LabelMarked Meat
- IngredientNatural flavors
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Natural flavors can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- LabelMarked Meat
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Italian Tomatoes (Italian Tomatoes, Tomato Puree), Chicken Breast, Water, Pasta (Durum Semolina), Soybean Oil, Cracker Crumbs (Wheat Flour, Garlic Powder, Parmesan and Romano Cheese [Cow's Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes]. Salt, Spices, Dehydrated Parsley, Unsalted Butter [Pasteurized Cream, Natural Flavor), Natural Flavor), Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Onion, Egg, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour), Salt, Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Part-Skim Cow's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes). Olive Oil, Food Starch, Garlic, Spices. CONTAINS: MILK, EGG, WHEAT
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.