Is Tastykake Tastykake, krimpets, iced sponge cakes, strawberry kosher?
Strawberry iced sponge cakes with natural & artificial flavors · 12 oz (340 g)
From Open Food Facts.
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Verdict by tradition
Orthodox Union certification, designation not read.
- HechsherOU (Orthodox Union) printed on the package
- Recognized certifying agency on certification · Certification requiredRead the ruling
Orthodox Union certification is accepted in Conservative practice.
- HechsherOU (Orthodox Union) printed on the package
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Orthodox Union certification is respected under MJRC standards of observance.
- HechsherOU (Orthodox Union) printed on the package
- MJRC Standards of Observance on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- MJRC Standards of Observance on kashrut as a whole · BackgroundRead the ruling
Certified by OU. No commonly questioned ingredients.
- HechsherOU (Orthodox Union) printed on the package
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No ingredient from an unclean animal appears on the label.
- NoteNo pork, shellfish, insect or blood ingredients found
- Leviticus 11 on clean and unclean animals · Forbids unclean land animalsRead the ruling
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Sugar, bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate-b1, riboflavin-b2, folic acid), water, eggs, vegetable shortening (soybean oil, palm oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, cottonseed oil, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, and/or hydrogenated cottonseed oil with tbhq and citric acid added to preserve freshness), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, contains two percent or less of: cornstarch, skim milk, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), mono & diglycerides, food starch - modified, whey (milk), salt, isolated soy protein, butter, strawberries, xanthan gum, coconut oil, corn flour, sorbitan monostearate, soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, natural and artificial flavors, sorbic acid (to preserve freshness), fd&c red #40 lake, nutmeg.
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.