Is Trader Joe's Chicken Tikka Masala kosher?
Roasted Chicken Breast In A Robust Cream Sauce With Cumin0Flavored Basmati Rice · 8.5 oz (241 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
The label lists both meat and dairy ingredients.
- IngredientWine
- NoteLists both meat and dairy ingredients
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Elliot Dorff, 1985) on wine and grape products · BackgroundRead the ruling
MJRC standards keep meat and dairy separate; this label lists both.
- NoteLists both meat and dairy ingredients
- MJRC Standards of Observance on kashrut as a whole · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Worth a look: Wine.
- LabelMarked Meat
- IngredientWine
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No ingredient from an unclean animal appears on the label.
- LabelMarked Meat
- 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
CHICKEN TIKKA: CHICKEN BREAST, TOMATOES (WHOLE PEELED TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, SALT), ONIONS, WATER, CANOLA OIL, YOGURT (CULTURED PASTEURIZED NONFAT MILK, CREAM), CREAM, NONFAT DRY MILK, SPICES, GARLIC, CASHEWS, LEMON JUICE (WATER, CONCENTRATED LEMON JUICE), SALT, BUTTER, SUGAR, POTATO STARCH, SYRUP BLEND (RICE SYRUP, GRAPE JUICE), TAPIOCA STARCH, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, CLARIFIED BUTTER (GHEE), FENUGREEK LEAVES, CILANTRO, TURMERIC, VINEGAR, MANGO POWDER. CUMIN RICE: WATER, BASMATI RICE, CANOLA OIL, CLARIFIED BUTTER (GHEE), CUMIN SEEDS. CONTAINS MILK, CASHEWS
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.