Is Trader Joe's Kimbap Korean Tofu and Vegetable Seaweed Rice Roll kosher?
Korean tofu and vegetable seaweed rice roll · 230 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.
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package, but no unclean species or questionable derivatives appear in the ingredients.
- NoteNo unclean species or questionable animal derivatives found
- MJRC Standards of Observance on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- MJRC (Leviticus 11) on clean and unclean species · Forbids unclean speciesRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. No commonly questioned ingredients.
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No ingredient from an unclean animal appears on the label.
- 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
Seasoned Rice: water, rice, sesame oil, salt, toasted sesame seeds, soybean oil, distilled vinegar. Fried Tofu and Braised Burdock Root: water, sliced fried tofu (soybeans, water, soybean oil, calcium chloride, canola oil, calcium carbonate), burdock root, corn syrup, soy sauce (water, fermented soybeans, salt), cane sugar. Stir-Fried Carrot: carrot, soybean oil, salt. Pickled Radish: salted radish (radish, salt), cane sugar, water, distilled vinegar, salt, lemon juice concentrate. Seasoned Spinach: spinach, sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, salt. Seaweed. Contains soy, sesame.
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.