Is Trader Joe's Premium Milk & Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds kosher?
Chocolate covered almonds · 16 oz
From Open Food Facts.
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Verdict by tradition
Contains Shellac.
- IngredientShellac
- Recognized certifying agency on certification · Certification requiredRead the ruling
Contains Shellac.
- IngredientShellac
- Conservative halakhah on forbidden species · Forbids pork, shellfish and other forbidden speciesRead the ruling
Contains Shellac, from species Torah lists as unclean.
- IngredientShellac
- MJRC (Leviticus 11) on clean and unclean species · Forbids unclean speciesRead the ruling
- MJRC Standards of Observance on kashrut as a whole · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Worth a look: Natural flavors and Shellac.
- LabelMarked Dairy (D)
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientShellac
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
Contains Shellac, from animals Scripture lists as unclean.
- IngredientShellac
- Leviticus 11 on insects and insect-derived ingredients · Forbids insects and insect-derived ingredientsRead the ruling
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
DARK CHOCOLATE (UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER], NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR), MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, WHOLE MILK POWDER, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER], NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR), ALMONDS CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, GUM ARABIC, CANE SUGAR, TAPIOCA SYRUP
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.