Is Sainsbury’s Apple soreen kosher?
5 soreens 150g
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.
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Glycerin can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- 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: Glycerin.
- IngredientGlycerin
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Glycerin can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientGlycerin
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Water, Sugar, Sweetened Apple Flavoured Pieces (10%) (Glucose Fructose Syrup, Concentrated Apple Purée, Humectant: Glycerol, Sugar, Wheat Fibre, Palm Fat, Gelling Agent: Pectin, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Flavouring, Antioxidant: Ascorbic), Maize Starch, Apple Purée (5%), Malted Barley Flour (2%), Vegetable Fat (Rapeseed, Palm), Salt, Natural Flavouring, Yeast, Preservative: Calcium Propionate
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.