Is Trader Joe’s Chai kosher?
16 fl 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.
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Natural flavors can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- 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.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Natural flavors can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
FILTERED WATER, SUGAR, BLACK TEA, CHAI EXTRACT (WATER, GUM ARABIC, GINGER OLEORESIN, CINNAMON OLEORESIN, CARDAMOM OIL, CLOVE OIL, ALLSPICE OIL, NUTMEG OIL, BLACK PEPPER OLEORESIN, ROSEMARY OLEORESIN), NATURAL GINGER FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID.
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.