JSOR PASSOVER GUIDE

The Passover Food Guide Sponsored by: The Cohen Family

BABY PRODUCTS: 4. Try a variety of baby/ hot cereals made from finely ground Matsah meal or ● First Choice Baby Food requires potato starch. Passover certification and comes with an OU-P. BAKING POWDER: ● Gerber brand of carrots, green beans, peas and squash are approved without Common brands available with Kosher for a Passover certification, bearing a plain Passover supervision include Gefen, Glick’s, OU. Hadar, Lieber’s and Mishpacha. ● Beech-Nut is not approved as Kosher BAKING SODA: for Passover. ● There are baby cereals produced in (Bicarbonate of Soda) is approved without Israel with a Passover supervision, such Passover certification, however, one should use as Materna and LaBonne. a new box. ● All Baby Formula bearing an OU are approved for Passover. BEANS: ● Pedialyte - Pediatric Electrolyte – bearing an OU is approved, including all ● Fresh beans may be used by all flavors of CVS, Shoprite and Walgreens Sephardim while for dried and processed brands are approved without Passover beans there are differing customs. certification. ● Canned beans require year-round and Passover certification and according to Feeding a baby can be tricky as they may be one’s custom. fussy about specific foods. One should be ● Dried beans If it is according to one’s aware that what is customary for their baby custom, they may be used. However, may be somewhat different from the standards they should be checked once before required for themselves. Nevertheless, like all Pesah, and rinsed before use, especially prepared products, baby food must be approved when purchasing from companies that or have a Kosher for Passover certification. One also produce barley on the same lines. can find immersion hand-processors to prepare baby food through one of the following methods: CANDY AND CHOCOLATES: Require Passover certification. 1. Cook whole checked rice thoroughly and then puree in a blender with some baby formula. CEREALS: 2. Cook ground checked rice to make Require Passover certification. cereal. 3. Soak Passover breakfast cereal or by ● All cereals made from the five grains are, crumbing ladyfingers in milk or formula of course, Hamets. In addition, many and then mash or blend. cold cereals such as Corn Flakes and Rice Krispies are Hamets since malt is added to them. It is not responsible to purchase even those cereals in which the listed ingredients are 100% kosher for Passover, as there is no supervision. Secondly, they contain ingredients that

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are in constant contact with grains that Keurig machine may be koshered by thoroughly are real Hamets. cleaning all parts and then running with just hot ● You can find many cereals in the water without coffee in the K-cup Supermarket Kosher for Passover aisle; however, be sure to check for ● Instant coffee Passover certification. Most are made may contain from Tapioca or potato starch or from maltodextrin, finely ground Matsah flour. Commonly which may be available brands are Crispy O’s, Gefen, derived from corn and . Telma brand Corn or wheat. The Flakes are certified OU ‘for those who following instant consume ’. regular coffees are approved - COCOA: Via Starbucks, Nescafe Taster’s Choice, without ● Any 100% pure powder is approved special Kosher for Passover certification. without Passover certification. Folgers regular or decaffeinated is ● Cacao Beans or Nibs are approved approved by the OU without special without Passover certification. Kosher for Passover certification. Delima ● Hot cocoa mixes: Require certification Coffee is approved for Passover. for Passover. ● Sanka and Maxwell House come with Kosher for Passover certification. COCONUT: Elite Coffee comes with a Passover Certification as OU-P. ● Coconut Milk: Requires Kosher for ● Decaffeinated coffee may use ethyl Passover certification. acetate derived from a Hamets source in ● Coconut Oil: Cold Pressed virgin, the process; therefore, one must know coconut oil is approved without a which decaf they are purchasing. Passover certification. Commonly ● Brewology https://www.brewology. available brands are Kirkland Organic us/ cold brew coffee under JSOR Virgin with London Bet Din (KLBD) and supervision has a decaffeinated Viola with Star-K. According to leading and a regular cold brew Kosher for opinions, it is approved without kosher Passover. French Press https://www. certification all year round. All other frenchpresscoffeeroasters.com/ also has coconut oils - refined and organic - a full line of decaf and regular certified require Kosher for Passover supervision. kosher for Passover available on their ● Coconut Chips, Flakes and Coconut website. Flour: Require Kosher for Passover ● Coffee Substitutes: Postum, Roma or certification. The exception is: Coconut Teeccino contain grain and may NOT be Secret brand of plain Coconut Aminos, used for Pesah and should be sold with Crystals, Coconut Flour, Nectar and the Hamets. plain Vinegar is approved for Passover ● Coffee Creamer: Requires Passover bearing a plain Star-K. certification. The following common brands are available - Gefen, Kineret, Mishpacha, Ungers. COFFEE:

It is not recommended to go into a coffee shop COOKING SPRAY: on Pesah to purchase coffee as Hamets is all (Not Baking Spray!) over the place and the equipment. However fresh ground coffee, Nespresso or K-Cups ● Extra Virgin Olive Oil cooking spray is which are unflavored are approved without approved without Passover certification. Kosher for Passover certification. BTW - A ● Pompeian Avocado Oil or Grapeseed

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Oil - is approved for Passover, however, ● Powdered Milk is approved for all others must be marked. Available Passover bearing a reliable year round common brands are - Gefen, Hadar, certification. The following common Mothers, Seasons, and Mishpacha brands are available as Kosher for with Passover certification. BEWARE! Passover - Ko-Sure, Parmalat, Haddar, Be sure to check cooking spray for Dairymen, Alba, Carnation. Passover status and for DAIRY status. ● Butter: Requires Passover supervision. ● Baking Spray is not approved. The following brands are available – ● Chosen brand Avocado Oil bearing an Halav Yisrael: J&J, Kahal, Mehadrin, and OU is approved for Passover. Tnuva. Non-Halav Yisrael: Breakstone's, Shoprite, and Stop and Shop. DAIRY PRODUCTS: ● Milk substitutes: A senior Rabbi in the OK had related to me how he had seen a ● Milk: Many common brands are marked Rabbi approve on a list a Milk Substitute Kosher for Passover and are, of course, which had Oat Milk in it with a ratio that better to use. Milk companies add is forbidden according to all. However, it vitamins which may be derived from was not mentioned in the ingredients as Hamets, and it may be pasteurized on it is used as a thickening agent. the same equipment that produces other ● Shelf-stable boxes not refrigerated, products. Plain milk without Kosher THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC certification is OK to be purchased VARIETIES ONLY are approved for before Pesah, however on Pesah only Passover in original and unflavored: purchase with Passover certification. Rice Dream Classic, Soy Dream ● Lactaid Milk may be used only when (Enriched) and Almond Breeze. purchased before Pesah. Lactaid drops ● Coconut Milk: Requires Kosher for and caplets are more questionable and Passover certification. shall be asked on a case-by-case basis. ● Califia Almond Milks –Are not ● All other dairy products such as approved for Passover although gluten- Cheeses, Yogurt, Labne, Cream free, however oats are also gluten-free!! Cheese, Sour Cream, Chocolate Milk, require Passover certification as EGGS: cultures, flavorings and coloring may contain Hamets. In general, cheeses Of course, plain raw eggs in the carton do not and dairy products require a reliable require Passover certification, however egg certification, not just a plain K or a non- substitutes or liquid eggs require Passover approved symbol, as they are kosher certification. The following common brands are sensitive. available with Passover supervision – Kineret, Healthy Morn.

EGGPLANT – DRIED:

These are imported from Turkey and collected from different villages. The importer informed us, and it was verified by a Rabbi of AKO [Association of Organizations] located in Turkey, that the local women scoop them out and hang them to dry on a string. If there is a rush to get them dried out, wheat flour is added to draw out the moisture! Understandably, we cannot recommend these for Passover. Japanese eggplant is an acceptable alternative - they are very long and slender and can be easily cut in half and scooped out.

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FISH: for Passover certification. ● Canned Tuna and Salmon: The ● Raw Maca following brands with Kosher for Root powder: Passover are available – BenZ’s, Is approved California Delight, Dagim, Dag-Yam, without Passover Gefen, Glick’s, Mishpacha, Shoprite and certification. Whole Season. arrowroot is ● Fresh fish: Whole fish and fillets are approved and can approved as Kosher for Passover be ground. without certification. Any fish purchased ● Cassava flour: is required to be bought with skin having Otto’s Cassava scales on it or double seal if purchased flour is approved for Passover; one can from a non-Jew. find it here: https://www.ottosnaturals. ● Frozen Fish Fillets: Kosher fish fillets com/products/ottos-cassava-flour are approved for Passover. In general, all year round, fish require Kosher FRUITS: certification or visible skin with scales attached. If one would like, the following ● All cut or uncut fresh fruits are common brands are available with approved. Passover certification - BenZ’s, Dagim, ● Precut fruits in Juices: Lancaster Kineret, Schindler. Foods, Nature's Promise under the ● Frozen Salmon, Tilapia and Chilean Star-K are acceptable with no Passover Sea Bass (Kirkland) with an OU are certification necessary. The following are acceptable. Frozen fish like Ahi Tuna acceptable only when marked Kosher that contains sodium citrate listed on for Passover certification: Delmonte, ingredients is not approved. Garden Cut, and Wegmans, Winn Dixie: (ORB Passover). FLOUR: ● Canned fruits as long as it is just fruit and water only with no other additives Of course, wheat flour is forbidden on Pesah. it should be water and fruit Kosher for However, the question is, what substitute can Passover marking. we use? meal Kosher for Pesah is ● Frozen fruits: are approved with no available in regular and Shmura, but many are additives or grape juice. Insect-prone interested in other healthy options. Here is a list varieties such as strawberries must have of guidelines: year-round kosher supervision. ● Most Dried Fruits such as dried ● All other kinds of flour require Kosher for apricots, raisins, peaches etc. are Passover certification such as Quinoa, approved as Kosher for Passover. Chia, Coconut, Potato Starch and ● For Setton Farms look for what is Tapioca Starch. marked as Kosher for Passover, ● Argo Corn Starch: is approved for otherwise it is not certified kosher for Passover without Passover certification Passover. for those who use processed corn. ● Dates: Medjool Dates from anywhere ● Almond Meal: Blue Diamond, Cal Pure, are approved without Kosher for Barney’s Basic brands are all good Passover certification. Other dates without Passover certification. would require certification. Many dates are available with Kosher for ● Almond Flour: requires Passover Passover supervision: Carmel Natural certification, however, Kirkland Almond OU-P, Setton Farms: OK-P; Sun World flour (from San Francisco) has been pitted OU-P; Yum Tee OU-P; Calavo, verified as acceptable without Kosher Sunworld, and Sun Glow brands Pitted

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and whole. A date paste is being bearing OU Kitniyot. Note there are other imported from Israel that is reliably products by Ferrero that do not bear an certified for Passover by Hug Hatam OU. Sofer. ● Millet: Whole only may be used after Note: Dates should be split open and checking at least once for Hamets checked for insects, which can be quite grains. common. ● Goji Berries: Due to much infestation GRAPE LEAVES: JSOR currently does not use them. In regards to Passover, they do not require Orlando brand is certified by the OK, but not all Passover certification if there are no jars are Passover approved! You must check additives. each jar if it states KOSHER for Passover. Other ● Banana chips: Require kosher brands of grape leaves are preserved in brine, supervision for year-round use and which may contain Hamets vinegar or may have certification for Passover. citric acid from a Hamets origin. Please note- important: All grape leaves MUST be washed GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS: carefully on both sides under running water.

As the gluten-free demand has increased, HONEY: there are many types of cakes, cookies, crackers and even ‘Matsah look alikes’ that Both for Passover and all year, pure honey are produced for Passover. Many have asked essentially does not require certification. about the acceptability of year-round gluten-free However, as there is no legal definition of raw or paleo products. The answer is NO. Gluten- honey and as honey sometimes crystallizes, free means that it is free of the gluten aspect of it can be heated to a degree that is more than the grain, however some grains, such as oats, halachically cooked and still be considered raw. are naturally gluten-free, but they are 100% In the United States honey can be made at Hamets. See Coconut and groundnut sections. home and, therefore, be heated in their regular (non-kosher) pots. Honey from China or even GRAINS: from Canadian or Mexican importers can be from bees that are being fed corn syrup, not Of course, products with wheat, barley, spelt, nectar, but even have been found with added oats, and rye are all Hamets until proven corn syrup or liquid cane sugar added. Backyard otherwise. However, Kitniyot, for Sephardim, beekeepers need to be first researched before are readily found. Follow your family custom of purchasing. Larger companies with their own which legumes to eat. A listing of acceptable honey house are as of now ok to buy from, even kitniyot depending on custom would be Alfalfa, without a Kosher certification. Buckwheat, Chia Seeds, Flax Seed and Hemp Seed. Even in the community, there are different JUICES: customs. ● Lemon Juice: ● Canned Goods: California Delight Baby Unsweetened ReaLemon corn and Kernel Corn Star S-P. and ReaLime are approved ● Yerek Brand Frozen Vegetables under for Passover. Other BYL (Rabbi Moshe Cohen) carries: brands require Passover Green beans, Cut Beans, Supervision. French Cut Green Beans, ● Orange and White Green Peas, Peas & Carrots, Grapefruit: Any brand of cut corn, Mixed Vegetables, frozen unsweetened, grade Baby Lima Beans. A concentrate without ● Nutella and Kinder Chocolate additives is approved for (Ferrero Brand) only when Passover. All refrigerated

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Juices in containers require Passover certification “Badatz Bet Yosef”does not give supervision. certification on gelatin! ● Juices and concentrates available brands with Passover certification are: MATSAH: Ceres, Eden, Gefen, Glick’s, Hadar, Kedem, Kirkland, Mishpacha, Mrs. A wheat-free diet would be simple to describe. Adlers, Nature’s Own, Rashi, Stop and However, the mitsvah of Pesah is to eat wheat Shop and Shoprite. – just prepared so it is not Hamets. Therefore, ● Prune Juice - Gefen and Sunsweet is the greatest level of care is needed for the approved with Passover certification. production of kosher for Pesah wheat products. Baruch Hashem, there are many good reliable : matsot available on the market. For the Seder, one should make sure to purchase ‘Shemurah’ ● All alcoholic beverages or liquors matsot. require Kosher for Passover certification. One can find , and ● One must be aware that the Matsah Cordials certified for Passover produced “for year-round use” has the status of by the following brands: Bartenura, Hamets, therefore, make sure to check Binyamina, Blue Mountain Coffee, the marking that it is specifically certified Boukha, Carmel, Kedem, Sabra. for Passover. Zachlawi premium Vodka is available ● For those with wheat allergies, Oat and for Passover in many flavors. Pravda, Spelt Matsah is also available by special Peacock, No. 209 () and Royal Elite order. These are also available as have an OU-P on vodka. Matsah Shemura for seder use. ● For a list of , and liquors please see page 38-40. MAYONNAISE, KETCHUP, & : Can unflavored vodka made from potatoes be consumed on Pesah without special Requires Passover supervision as supervision? No. The production process they contain vinegar, which can be of alcohol for vodka involves enzymes, such made from Hamets sources. as malted barley, which may be Hamets, and produced on the same lines as Hamets alcohol. ● Ketchup: The following Therefore, we cannot recommend it without common brands are available special Pesah certification. with Passover supervision: Blanchard & Blanchard, MARGARINE: Gefen; Manischewitz, Mishpacha, Rokeach; Requires Passover supervision. Unger’s. ● Mayonnaise: The following MARSHMALLOWS: common brands are available with Passover supervision: Gefen, In general, marshmallows require reliable Haddar ,Manischewitz, and Mishpacha. certification, and for Pesah doubly so as they ● Mustard: The following brands are require certification for Passover. Marshmallows available with Passover supervision - contain gelatin and, without certification, are Benz’s, Unger’s, Blanchard & Blanchard. produced from non-Kosher animal sources. The misconception that since gelatin is acceptable Milk and Milk Substitutes: according to some opinions, is not justified See Dairy where there is no responsible supervision on the item purchased. It is interesting to note that Hacham Ovadia Yosef’s namesake Kosher

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MEATS AND POULTRY: NON-FOOD PRODUCTS: Raw cut meat is preferable to purchase after one’s butcher koshers. However, any All Aluminum Foil, Foil tins, Styrofoam, cling ground and processed meat is required to be wrap, wax paper, parchment paper, soaps, purchased only after one’s butcher koshers, as shampoo, detergents and cleansers, paper and it is common for butchers to work with Hamets plastic dishes and cups are acceptable without ingredients in and around the meats. Kosher for Passover certification.

All packaged deli and prepared products require : Kosher for Passover certification. Require Passover supervision, and be careful MEDICATION: of look-alikes! Today there are many non-wheat ● Prescription Medicine varieties of noodles, however, unless they can be verified that they are not made in the same ○ Prescription Swallow Pills are approved place as Hamets noodles, one should not use without Passover certification. them. Rice noodles should not be used without Kosher for Passover Supervision. ○ Prescription Chewable tablets, liquid, powders and gummies can be assumed to be ● Rice noodles, Brown Rice noodles, ok for Pesah. If it is in question if it contains Shirataki Noodles, Hearts of Palm Hamets then one can discuss with their noodles and Chickpeas noodles may doctor and Kosher agency if alternatives are seem benign, however, they do require possible or at all necessary. Do not stop taking certification, as they are subject to minor prescribed medicine. ingredients and equipment issues.

● Over the counter Medicine NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT:

○ Swallow Pills that do not contain any Ensure plus, Glucerna 1.0, Boost (glucose Hamets or Hamets-based ingredients are control and High protein), Ensure - without approved to use without certification. Fiber only are approved for Passover, however, Ensure with Fiber contains Hamets. ○ Swallow Pills that do contain Hamets or Hamets based ingredients shall be addressed NUTS: with one’s doctor and Rabbi. To know what is and what is not, one may ● Most whole, slivered or chopped raw contact JSOR or see https://www.star-k.org/ nuts without additives are approved passover ; https://www.crcweb.org/ or https:// for Passover, unless the label says (or oukosher.org/passover/. allergen warning) ‘packaged in a plant that processes wheat’ as those would ○ Chewable tablets, liquid, powders and not be approved for Passover. gummies - require Kosher for Passover ● However, Midget Pecans and Pecan Supervision. Pieces, even raw, require Passover certification as they can be washed ● Vitamins in grain alcohol to remove insect infestation. Kirkland Almonds, Pecan halves and Walnuts are approved ○ Vitamins can be based off Hamets or without Passover certification. legume base. One should look for certified or ● Blanched nuts, however, require approved for Passover vitamins. Maxi-Health, certification for Passover or verification Zahler, Nutri- Supreme, and others have of that specific company with their vitamins that are Hamets-free. certifying agency as the water as well as

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equipment may be used to heat Hamets. PET FOODS: ● Roasted Nuts and seeds require Passover supervision. ● Fish food: Many pet foods contain Hamets. Since we are forbidden to OILS: derive any benefit from Hamets, we may not feed any pets those varieties that ● There are available oils contain Hamets ingredients. Krill fish with Kosher for Passover food is permitted. Other fish foods often Supervision as marked from contain meat and milk ingredients and common brands such as are forbidden for use the entire year. Gefen, Mishpacha, Rokeach, ● Alfalfa, Sunflower seeds, split corn Bartenura, Hain. or millet are recommended for feeding ● Mazola brand Canola, birds. The Paterson Bird Store in Totowa, Cottonseed, Soybean, NJ can help you with acceptable Parrot Safflower, Walnut or Food. Vegetable oils bearing an OU and Wesson oil bearing There are cat and dog food brands available an OK symbol, are approved that do not have Hamets or the prohibited for Passover. mixture of meat and milk. A detailed list can be ● 100% Pure Extra virgin olive oil is found at https://www.star-k.org/passover or at acceptable without Kosher for Passover http://www.crcweb.org/Pesah2020.php. certification. Other pure or blended oils are not approved for Passover. ● Pompeian brand avocado oil and PICKLES: bearing a Star-K is grapeseed oil Require Passover supervision as it contains approved for Passover. vinegar. Some common brands with Passover bearing an ● Chosen Brand Avocado oil certification are Batampte, Flaum, Gefen, OU is approved for Passover. Kvuzat Yavne, Osem, Sadaf, Schorr’s, and bearing ● Unrefined Nutiva Red Palm oil Unger's. an OU is approved for Passover.

ORAL HEALTH: POTATO CHIPS AND SNACKS: Requires Passover certification. Some common ● Toothpaste: Aim (All) Close Up(All) Colgate (All) (All use Vegetable brands with Kosher for Passover certification Glycerin) Pepsodent (All) Ultrabrite (All) (All are Lieber's, , Bloom's, Glick’s, Lay’s use Vegetable Glycerin) Chapstick- Classic Manischewitz, Meshubach and Tuscanini. Original, Classic Strawberry, Medicated, Moisturizer PRUNE BUTTER: ● Mouth-wash: Colgate - Mouthwash (All) (All use Vegetable Glycerin). Listerine- Cool Haddar produces a prune jam Kosher for Mint Antiseptic, Total Care Zero, Ultra Clean Passover. One can purchase prunes such as Antiseptic, Zero AlcoholScope (All) Sunsweet which may be cooked in water and blended with an immersion blender to achieve a PASTA & PIZZA: delicious fresh prune butter.

Of course, it must be produced special Kosher QUINOA: for Passover either from Matsah meal or potato starch: Dayeinu, Frankels, and HooLachmu are Requires Kosher for Passover available with an OU Passover marking. (see certification as quinoa is often Noodles for more info) processed in the same facility as wheat and barley. Common brands with Kosher for Passover certification are Goldbaum’s,

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LaBonne, Pereg, and Sugat. Quinoa Flour also Kirkland Brand) is good, requires Kosher for Passover supervision. (be careful!! There are Quinoa can be infested, and therefore, one different products bearing should check using a sifter, shaking it over a the “Elephant” label which white sheet or white plate and then by looking some are enriched). at the plate to see what fell through. LaBonne, Goya Jasmine and Goya at this time, is not necessary to check for Basmati (London Beis infestation. Din); Vee-Pee Jasmine (KLBD); Sugat brand RICE: from Israel; Carolina and Mahatma brands of The staple of the Sephardic Passover diet is Jasmine in 5 and 10 lb. Rice. The #1 question before Pesah is which size packed for Riviana Rice Co. come rice is good? not enriched. Dynasty brand Jasmine (not enriched) Medium/Short grain; It has been our custom throughout the Nishiki, KoKuho Rose and Cal Rose generations to check all rice three times brands are also enrichment free. They before Pesah. Due to crop rotation and shared can be found at Wegmans and most equipment, this is relevant until today, although Oriental stores. Lundberg’s Organic (not equipment to remove any non-rice pieces has mixes). improved cleanliness. Please be advised that ● Basmati rice – Roland, and Himalayan every year wheat grains are found in rice, so Pride are certified Kosher for Passover check carefully. Secondly, many brands of rice by the Star-S. Other common brands are are enriched. The enrichment is comprised Goya, Royal, Pari, Deer, Regal Harvest, of vitamins that can very well be derived from and Iberia are approved. Hamets. Although the amount is very minute, if ● Pure wild rice: which looks like short one can choose to avoid the question without black sticks, is from the grass family, not much expense, then of course, for Pesah, every a legume at all and is approved without effort is worth it. Passover certification, however, NOT wild rice mixes. ● All unenriched, raw, white rice is approved. These include long grain, SALT: short grain, Basmati, Jasmine. Please note: Some companies do repacking, so Regular and Coarse salt with no additives are check on the package if it states allergen approved for Passover. info as packed in a wheat facility then it ● Pink Salt: Himalayan and Peruvian is not approved. varieties acceptable if pure, no additives. ● BYL (Rabbi Moshe Cohen) and Star-S ● Salt substitute: Freeda Free Salt, No have made a special run of certified Salt or Spice of Life No Salt/No Sugar unenriched Carolina. must have KP marking. ● Brown rice – One must take more care when checking for wheat kernels as it SELTZERS: is more difficult due to the similarity in color. Additionally, one must be vigilant for infestation as it is more common in Any unflavored seltzer is approved for Passover brown rice. like water, as the carbonation may be kitniyot based. Flavored Seltzers require Passover The following common brands are approved for certification. Common brands found with Passover after checking three times: certification as marked are Mayim Chayim, Giant, Shoprite, and Stop and Shop. ● Super Lucky Elephant brand (Star K) available at Walmart or Costco (sold as

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SODAS: ● Raw Sugar: C&H Hawaiian Raw Cane Sugar. Kirkland with the supervision of BVK is approved for Passover. Sodas may have Hamets in the flavoring base, ● Coconuts Secrets Crystals: Approved especially caramel color; therefore, they require as Kosher for Passover. Passover certification. Many varieties are ● Confectioner's Sugar contains 3% corn available in two liters from Coca-Cola Classic starch, so for those who consume corn & Diet Coke. It comes with a distinct yellow derivatives it is approved for Passover. cap marked with an OUP. Dr. Browns (Kof-K ● Canadian Confectioner Sugar is not P) Pepsi products must bear a P (Kosher for permissible as it contains wheat starch Passover) on the cap, and in Florida, the Kosher instead of cornstarch. There are several for Pesah bottles are marked with ORB-P. varieties of Confectioners’ sugar without (https://orbonline.org/) cornstarch Mishpacha brand bearing an OU-P and Haddar brand bearing KAJ-P:. ● Vanilla Sugar: Requires Passover SOUP MIXES: supervision as it may contain grain alcohol. Require Passover marking. Beware containers ● Extracts: Almond, Lemon, Orange, bearing a “P” are often identical to the year- Vanilla Imitation, Vanilla Pure require round variety. Passover Supervision. ● Roundy’s light brown sugar bearing an SOY FOODS: OK symbol is approved for Passover. ● Organic Cane Sugar is approved without a Passover certification. While actual soybeans are permissible for most ● Domino and Brownulated require Sephardim, products made of soy, such as soy Passover supervision. sauce, commonly have wheat or derivatives of ● Brown Sugar is approved for Passover. grains mixed in. TVP and Tofu require Passover The following ones are available bearing certification as they are produced through an OU: Dixie Crystals, Imperial Sugar extraction methods that use grain alcohol. SWEETENERS: SPICES: Require Passover certification. The following brands can be found with a Passover Whole spices in new packages do not require certification: Gefen, Nutra Taste Gold Zero Kosher for Passover supervision. One should Paskesz Sweetie (Badatz) and Liebers (KFP) not buy from open spices in stores unless they ● Equal & Splenda: Require Passover were careful of cross-contamination of Hamets. certification. Ground spices require supervision as free-flow California and anti-caking agents are added. Coriander Delight produces in Western Canada was found to have Hamets a Sucralose mixed in. equivalent called Sucralis which can come certified for SUGAR: Passover. Also available: OU-P Any pure white granulated cane sugar is Nutra Taste and approved for Passover, as long as dextrose or if marked for glucose is not listed in the ingredients, as these Passover Sweet n’ low. may be derived from barley or wheat. ● Stevia requires Kosher for Passover ● Domino Sugar can be found with an certification. OK-P. ● Agave Nectar: (a natural sweetener)

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requires Passover certification. AW, Roundy’s, Sophia and Western Farm TUNA: brands can be found with an OK-P. See Fish ● Pure Maple Syrup is approved without Passover certification. One can find VEGETABLES: Janeric M/K P, Adirondack Kof K P; Xylitol: Healthy Garden OUP. Several years ago, a new lighter SUSHI - NORI: cuisine heralded the introduction of Mizrach u’Maariv Star K-P. As a side note, nori frozen pasta and always requires a good Kosher certification as it vegetable mixtures. For frozen vegetables to is typically produced containing sea creatures. hold well, they blanch or flash cook them. There are some companies that blanch their veggies TEAS: and other items too; sometimes pasta blends use the lines, and minor additives are often Any unflavored, non-herbal regular tea bags added. Some companies purchase processed (Black, Green and White tea leaves) are vegetables from another source and put their approved without special Kosher for Passover own label on the package. Codes provided certification (CRC). by the companies proved inaccurate, and the information was confusing. ● Most Decaf varieties require supervision. Salada caffeine-free contains Hamets. ● Frozen: BYL and Star-S supervises ● Exception: Lipton Decaf and Swee- Yerek brand for Passover. Thanks to Touch-Nee 97% Decaf are approved for them the most important of all, peas Passover. and beans will again be available for the ● Instant Tea: Nestea Instant unflavored Sephardic Community, including Peas, regular only is approved (NOT DECAF). Green Beans, Mixed Vegetables, Lima ● Herbal Teas: Require Passover Beans, Cut Corn. Several Israeli brands supervision. Many available brands are also marked Kosher for Passover ‘for that have an OU-P are Bigelow, Swee- those who consume kitniyot’. Touch-Nee, Herbal and Wissotzky many ● Mika brand, Shams and Galil are varieties. approved for Passover use.

TOMATO PASTE AND SAUCE: Several companies have other frozen vegetables Kosher for Pesah, including checked Require Passover supervision due to flavored broccoli, cauliflower, and spinach, which varieties of paste and sauce now being otherwise require proper checking for insects. produced. Commonly available brands with Kosher for Passover supervision are Mishpacha, ● Packaged or bagged Pre-Washed Gefen, Glick’s, Haddar, Lieber's and Unger’s. Vegetables: May be washed before use as some brands use citric acid in the rinse water to balance the PH levels to prevent wilting. DID YOU KNOW? Throughout theDid year, you tomato know? products require VINEGAR: Throughoutreliable supervision; the year, tomatoit has been products discovered require thatreliable certain supervision; packers of it tomatohas been products discovered were Requires Passover certification as it can be derived from grain. producingthat certain tomatoes packers withof tomato non-kosher products Romano were producing tomatoes with non-kosher Romano ● vinegar: requires supervision in cheese sauce and then producing the crushed general and Passover supervision as the tomatoes, with no cleaning in between! nutrients may be derived from Hamets. Understandably this is not acceptable.

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