Is Trader Joe's Lentil Soup with Ancient Grains kosher?
20 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. Grape ingredients are noted per the CJLS ruling on wine.
- IngredientWine
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
- CJLS (Rabbi Elliot Dorff, 1985) on wine and grape products · 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. Worth a look: Wine.
- IngredientWine
- 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
WATER, LENTILS, ONIONS, CARROTS, CELERY, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES, CITRIC ACID), OLIVE OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, BALSAMIC VINEGAR (WINE VINEGAR, GRAPE MUST), GARLIC, SEA SALT, MILLET, QUINOA, AMARANTH, FLAX SEEDS, LEMON JUICE, PAPRIKA, PARSLEY, DRIED MARJORAM, BLACK PEPPER, CUMIN, NUTMEG, DRIED BASIL, BAY LEAVES, CLOVES
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.