Is Reese's Reese's Puffs Treats kosher?
Cereal bars with peanut butter and chocolate · 6.8 oz (192 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
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 Mono- and diglycerides, Natural flavors and Glycerin can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- 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: Mono- and diglycerides, Natural flavors and Glycerin.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Mono- and diglycerides, Natural flavors and Glycerin can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientMono- and diglycerides
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Cereal (whole grain corn, sugar, REESE'S peanut butter [peanuts, sugar, monoglycerides, peanut oil, salt, molasses, corn starch], dextrose, corn meal, corn syrup, canola and/or sunflower oil, salt, HERSHEY'S cocoa, caramel color, trisodium phosphate, natural and artificial flavor. Vitamin E [mixed tocopherols] added to preserve freshness. Vitamins and minerals: tricalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, vitamin C [sodium ascorbate], iron and zinc [mineral nutrients], a B vitamin [niacinamide], vitamin B6 [pyridoxine hydrochloride], vitamin B₁ [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin A [palmitate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], a B vitamin [folic acid], vitamin B12, vitamin D3), Corn Syrup, Chocolate Flavored Crisp Rice (rice flour, cocoa processed with alkali, sugar, malt extract, salt, caramel color), Sugar, Mini REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips (partially defatted peanuts, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oil [palm kernel, soybean], corn syrup solids, dextrose, reduced protein whey, salt, palm kernel oil, artificial flavor, soy lecithin), Vegetable Oil (palm kernel, palm and/or canola), Peanut Flour, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Fructose, Vegetable Glycerin, REESE'S Peanut Butter (peanuts, sugar, monoglycerides, peanut oil, salt, molasses, corn starch). Contains 2% or less of: Peanuts, Calcium Carbonate, Sorbitol, Salt, Nonfat Dry Milk, Corn Starch, Peanut Oil, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Gelatin, Soy Lecithin
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.