Is Tesco Tesco Curly The Caterpillar Cake 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. Grape ingredients are noted per the CJLS ruling on wine.
- IngredientWine
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Elliot Dorff, 1985) on wine and grape products · 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 and Wine.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientGlycerin
- IngredientWine
- 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
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Sugar, Milk Chocolate Covering (19%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Whey Powder (Milk), Milk Fat, Palm Oil, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Sal Fat, Mango Kernel Fat, Shea Fat], Sweet Decorations (13%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Glucose Syrup, Dried Whole Milk, Palm Oil, Cocoa Mass, Humectant (Glycerol), Dried Skimmed Milk, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Sunflower Oil, Stabilisers (Tragacanth, Xanthan Gum), Whey Powder (Milk), Emulsifiers (Lecithins, Soya Lecithins, Acacia Gum, Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Wheat Flour, Rice Starch, Invert Sugar Syrup, Flavourings, Colours (Paprika Extract, Anthocyanins, Beta-Carotene, Riboflavin, Chlorophylls), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Glazing Agents (Acacia Gum, Carnauba Wax, White and Yellow Beeswax), Fruit And Vegetable Concentrates (Grape, Radish, Blackcurrant, Lemon, Beetroot, Safflower, Algae, Elderberry, Malted Barley], Wheat Flour, Glucose Syrup, Butter (Milk), Pasteurised Egg, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Water, Soya Flour, Invert Sugar Syrup, Pasteurised Egg White, Rice Syrup, Concentrated Grape Juice, Dried Skimmed Milk, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Palm Oil, Humectant (Glycerol), Emulsifiers (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids), Salt, Maize Starch, Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Dried Egg White. Wheat Flour contains: Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin Allergy Advice
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.