Does every food require kosher certification?
Listed below are some products that do not require kosher certification if they do not have additives, and, if food items are not a product of Israel (if from Israel, needs reliable certification). Check back from time-to-time, since there may be changes.
| Note:This list is not for Passover use |
| Aluminum Foil |
Applesauce plain only, even with high fructose corn syrup and vitamins |
Baking powder
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Baking soda |
Beer
domestic unflavored |
Bran
unprocessed |
Buckwheat
raw |
Carob Powder |
Cocoa Powder
plain (not cocoa mix) |
Coffee
ground unflavored |
Corn Meal |
Corn Powder |
Corn Starch |
Dental floss |
Dishwashing gloves |
Farina-raw
plain |
Grains
raw
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Honey-pure
unflavored |
Lip Gloss
even flavored
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Molasses
unflavored |
Oats-pure
raw |
Oven cleaner |
Paper plates, cups, napkins |
Popcorn kernels-plain
raw |
Plastic wrap,bags – do not need a hechsher even for hot |
Paper – for cold – does not need a hechsher
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| Salt |
Silver polish |
Split peas
raw |
Sugar-cane, beet, brown, confectioners |
Tea
unflavored |
Water-unflavored
even with fluoride |
Note:This list is not for Passover use
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