Is Tums kosher under Orthodox standards?

No recognized hechsher. Orthodox practice relies on certification for processed foods. Nothing on the package shows one.

Is Tums kosher under Conservative standards?

No hechsher; ingredients pass CJLS rulings. No hechsher on the package. Conservative practice prefers certification for processed foods.

Is Tums kosher under Messianic standards?

Take a closer look. No hechsher, and Natural flavors can come from animal sources the label does not name.

Is Tums kosher under Reform standards?

Here are the facts; the choice is yours. No hechsher on the package. Worth a look: Natural flavors.

Is Tums kosher under Biblically clean standards?

Clean per Leviticus 11, with a note. No unclean animal ingredients found. Natural flavors can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.

Is Tums kosher?

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UPC 307660739661 · verified March 6, 2026 · 1 scans · low confidence

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Verdict by tradition

Ingredients as printed

adipic acid, corn starch, FD, C blue no. 1 aluminum lake, FD, C red no. 40 aluminum lake, FD, C yellow no. 5 aluminum lake (tartrazine), FD, C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake, flavors, mineral oil, sodium polyphosphate, sucrose, talc

Natural flavors

Not yet classified: adipic acid, FD, C blue no, 1 aluminum lake, C red no, 40 aluminum lake, C yellow no, 5 aluminum lake, 6 aluminum lake, mineral oil, sodium polyphosphate, sucrose, talc

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.