Is Simply Nature Graintastic Aldi bread kosher?
Verdict by tradition
Ingredients as printed
organic whole wheat (organic whole wheat flour, organic cracked whole wheat), water, organic cane sugar, organic whole grain and seed mix (organic whole flax seeds, organic sunflower seeds, organic ground flax, organic sesame seeds, organic pumpkin seeds, organic black sesame seeds, organic millet, organic rolled oats, organic rolled spelt, organic rolled barley, organic rolled rye, organic rolled whole wheat, organic quinoa, organic triticale flour, organic yellow corn flour, organic khorasan flour, organic amaranth flour, organic buckwheat flour, organic sorghum flour, organic poppy seed, organic brown rice flour, organic purple corn flour), organic oat fiber, organic vital wheat gluten, cultured wheat flour, yeast, sea salt, wheat fiber, organic molasses, contains: wheat, sesame,
Rulings behind these verdicts
Processed foods are relied upon only with a recognized hechsher, because ingredients, equipment and processing aids cannot be verified from the label alone. Hey Kosher reports what is printed on the package; the agency has the final word.
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 118-119; contemporary agency practice
A reliable hechsher is the preferred way to establish that a processed food is kosher. Where none is present, the ingredient list is read against CJLS rulings and the result is marked for your judgement.
Rabbinical Assembly, "A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice" (Klein, 1979), ch. 21
A recognized hechsher settles the question. Without one, the ingredient list is read for unclean species and questionable animal derivatives.
MJRC Standards of Observance, Kashrut section
Pork, shellfish and other biblically unclean species and their derivatives are not eaten.
MJRC Standards of Observance; Leviticus 11
Reform Judaism frames kashrut as informed personal and communal choice, weighing tradition, ethics and sustainability. Hey Kosher shows you the facts on the label and does not issue a verdict for this tier.
Mary L. Zamore (ed.), The Sacred Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic (CCAR Press, 2011)
Land animals must both chew the cud and have a split hoof. Pig, camel, hare and rock badger are named as unclean, and their flesh and fat are not to be eaten.
Leviticus 11:3-8; Deuteronomy 14:4-8
This tier reads the ingredient list against Scripture's clean and unclean lists. It does not require rabbinic certification and does not separate meat and dairy.
Tier definition
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.
