Is Trader Joe's Bananas & Cream Yogurt kosher?
4 oz
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. Gelatin is permitted per the CJLS ruling on gelatin.
- IngredientGelatin (source not stated)
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Isaac Klein) on gelatin · Permits gelatinRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Natural flavors and Gelatin (source not stated) can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGelatin (source not stated)
- 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: Natural flavors and Gelatin (source not stated).
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGelatin (source not stated)
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
Gelatin is listed without a source. Pork gelatin is unclean; beef or fish gelatin is clean. Ask the maker or look for a source on the label.
- IngredientGelatin (source not stated)
- Hey Kosher reading of Leviticus 11 on gelatin · BackgroundRead the ruling
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
PASTEURIZED GRADE A MILK, SUGAR, CREAM, BANANA PUREE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, TAPIOCA STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, KOSHER GELATIN, TURMERIC AND ANNATTO (COLOR), CITRIC ACID ACTIE CULTURES (S. THERMOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, BIFIDOBACTERIUM LCASE). CULTURED AFTER PASTEURIZATION. CONTAINS MILK.
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.