Is Rice a Roni CREAMY FOUR CHEESE flavor kosher?
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. Cheese with rennet is permitted per the CJLS ruling on cheeses.
- IngredientHard cheese
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Isaac Klein) on cheese and rennet · Permits cheese and rennetRead 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
rice, wheat flour, palm oil, whey, salt, corn syrup, parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onions*, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), natural flavor, monosodium glutamate, cheddar and romano cheeses (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), cream, sugar, monoglycerides, parsley*, autolyzed yeast extract, blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), ferric orthophosphate, niacinamide, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, riboflavin, *dried
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.