Are Reed's Ginger Chews kosher?

It is really tough to buy candy for orthodox people. I once bought a box of Jelly Bellys for an orthodox family because it said kosher all over the package, but they said they couldn’t eat them for some reason or another. (something along the lines of that it wasn’t “blessed” by the right rabbi.)

You could try going to a jewish grocery store or getting them for the family and playing dumb.

According to this, yes.

Awesome! Thank you very much, Harp.

They can’t not list an ingredient. Sometimes ingredients are hidden in alternate names or vague terms like “natural flavours,” but you can’t just leave off an ingredient entirely. So if ginger root and sugar cane are all that’s listed under “ingredients,” that’s all that’s in there.

Unusual that there’s no “parve” identification, though.

@nicobanks Well, I figured on the gelatin because it’s obvious they use some sort of thickening agent. On the site Harp linked to, it says that thickener is tapioca starch. So I guess they did leave off an ingredient, which I also find odd.

And now I am confused because the people at the company emailed me back and said that they are not certified kosher. Hm. Maybe I’ll just ask my cousin’s parents what they think – they would have the final word about the matter in any case.

@wildpotato Wow, I don’t get that. Are you sure you’re looking at the ingredients list, specifically, and not just some other part of the label?

Anyway, if the product contains no meat or dairy products, it won’t be certified “kosher” because that word applies to products that contain meat or dairy: it will be “parve” instead (sometimes spelled differently), which means it’s safe to eat with any food (or on its own for that matter).

But good idea to ask your family.

@wildpotato have you been listening to garry meier on WGN radio in chicago?

To give a gift that is strictly Kosher, I suggest you visit a kosher establishment and buy only from them.

If it doesn’t say “kosher” the answer is no.