Is Tesco Tesco Spicy Bean with Cheese Wrap kosher?
198 g
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. Grape ingredients are noted per the CJLS ruling on wine.
- IngredientHard cheese
- IngredientWine
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Isaac Klein) on cheese and rennet · Permits cheese and rennetRead 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: Wine and Glycerin.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientWine
- 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
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Water, Black Turtle Beans (10%), Borlotti Beans (10%), Medium Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Lettuce, Mild Cheddar Cheese (With Colour: Beta Carotene) (Milk), Red Pepper, Tomato Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Onion, Herbs, Sugar, Tomato Powder, Cornflour, Humectant (Glycerol), Spices, Salt, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Tomato, Bell Pepper Powder, Potato Starch, Red Chilli Purée, Wheat Fibre, Spirit Vinegar, Garlic Purée, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Mustard Flour, Black Pepper.
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.