Apr 20, 2016
Does this have Kitniyot or not?
I came across this product - crushed tomatoes with onion made by Yachin.
the can has two hechshers on it. They are side by side and both say that the product is kosher for Pesach. The difference between them is that one says it is only for those who eat kitniyot, and the other says there is no concern of kitniyot in this product.
So, which is it? Does it have kitniyot or not?
I suspect the issue has to do with the ingredients listing canola oil among them. There is an age-old debate as to whether canola oil should be treated as kitniyot or not. I suspect that one fo the hechshers considers canola oil to not be kitniyot and the other considers it kitniyot.
What say you, dear reader?
the can has two hechshers on it. They are side by side and both say that the product is kosher for Pesach. The difference between them is that one says it is only for those who eat kitniyot, and the other says there is no concern of kitniyot in this product.
So, which is it? Does it have kitniyot or not?
I suspect the issue has to do with the ingredients listing canola oil among them. There is an age-old debate as to whether canola oil should be treated as kitniyot or not. I suspect that one fo the hechshers considers canola oil to not be kitniyot and the other considers it kitniyot.
What say you, dear reader?
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I would say that sounds about right. I try to avoid sfardi hechsherim on pesach, since I don't trust them when they say "le'lo chashash kitniyot"
ReplyDeleteWhy not trust them?
DeleteBecause they have don't necessarily share, or care about, the accepted ashkenazi definitions of kitniyot.
DeleteWell, considering that they are only mentioning that it contains kitniyot for the benefit of Ashkenazim, that seems rather slanderous.
DeleteI have a can of sardines in olive oil at home, which says that it is only for kitniyos eaters - I can't understand why.
ReplyDelete1. In america, its$5,000 extra for 'kosher lePesach, over and above the extra mashgiach, etc.
ReplyDelete2. Different sfardim have different kitniyot, mostly beans), even ashkenazim iave different definitions (garlic, peanuts, even mustard.)
3. The sfardi rav probably went to an ashkenazi yeshivah, and has a twisted definition of kitniyot (like they often do with other ashkenaz / sfardi differencer).
4. Mvch italian olive oil is (supposedly) adulterated, leading to . . . Issues . . .
5. Cross comtamination in packaging.