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Can I look at the ingredient statement of a food to determine if it is kosher?

by Rabbi Benyomin Kaplan

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No. These statements are not designed to provide Kosher information. Many ingredients, such as glycerin, may be derived from either kosher or non-kosher sources, and one cannot tell which from the label. Moreover, some ingredients may incorporate sub-ingredients that the label is not required to list at all. What exactly is in that “natural flavor,” anyway? Even if a product is made from all-kosher or all-pareve ingredients, it can be rendered non-kosher or dairy by the processing equipment.

Republished with permission from www.oukosher.org

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Kosher

Literally means "fit." Commonly used to describe foods which are permitted by Jewish dietary laws, but is also used to describe religious articles (such as a Torah scroll or Sukkah) which meet the requirements of Jewish law.

Can I look at the ingredient statement of a food to determine if it is kosher?

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