Guidelines to Follow When Buying Products
If you are looking to buy products that could possibly contain chodosh, consult the lists below for terms listed on the ingredient panel that can pose problems.
What Possible Chodosh Ingredients to Look For
If you are looking to buy products that could possibly contain Chodosh, consult the list below for any terms listed on the ingredient panel that can pose problems. They are all derived from the Five Grains- Wheat, Barley, Spelt, Rye or Oats. If an ingredient is in the list below, consult our site to make sure your item is yoshon. Stock up on items containing these ingredients, or check our main site.
All-Purpose Flour; Ancient Grains (some can be from the 5 grains); Barley; Barley Extract; Barley Flour; Barley Grass; Barley Malt; Barley Malt Extract; Barley Malt Syrup; Beer; Beer Batter; Bleached Flour; Bran; Bran Flour; Bread Crumbs; Bread Flour; Brewer’s Yeast (can be made from Barley Beer); Bromated Flour; Cake Flour; Cake Meal; Couscous; Cracked Wheat; Cracker Meal; Durum; Durum Flour; Durum Semolina; Durum Wheat; Egg Barley; Egg Noodles; Enriched Flour; Farik; Farina; Farro; Flour; Freekeh; Glucose Syrup (from outside the USA); Gluten; Gluten Flour; Graham; Graham Cracker; Graham Flour; Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein; Kamut; Kamut Flour; Kamut Wheat; Khorasan Wheat; Khorasan Flour; Malt; Malt Color; Malt Colour; Malted Barley; Malted Barley Extract; Malted Barley Flour; Malted Barley Syrup; Malted Oats; Malted Wheat; Malt Extract; Malt Flavoring; Malt Syrup; Malt Vinegar; Oat Bran; Oat Fiber; Oat Flour; Oat Grass; Oat Groats; Oatmeal; Oats; Orzo; Pearled Barley; Pearled Couscous; Pearled Wheat; Phosphated Flour; Pin Pats; Pin Oatmeal; Pot Barley; Puffed Kamut; Puffed Wheat; Rolled Oats; Rye; Rye Bran; Rye Flour; Seitan; Self-Rising Flour; Semolina; Spelt; Spelt Bran; Spelt Flour; Spelt Germ; Sprouted Grain; Steel-Cut Oats; Tabouleh; Triticale; Unbleached Flour; Vegetable Protein; Vegetable Starch; Vital Gluten; Wheat; Wheat Berries; Wheat Bran; Wheat Flour; Wheat Germ; Wheat Gluten, Wheat Grass; White Flour; Whole Grains; Whole Wheat; Whole Wheat Flour.
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Scary-Sounding Ingredients That Are NOT Chodosh
Some of these ingredients sound scary, but none of these are made from the Five Grains. If your product contains them, you don’t need to worry about it!
Amaranth; Arrowroot; Audolized Yeast; Brown Rice; Buckwheat (aka “Kasha” is not a true wheat); Corn; Corn Starch; Corn Meal; Flax; Food Starch; Grits; Hominy; Hops; Inulin; Koji; Maltodextrin (USA only); Millet; Modified Food Starch; Polenta; Potato Starch; Psyllium; Rice; Rice; Rice Starch; Quinoa; Sorghum; Soy Flour; Tapioca Starch; Teff; Torula Yeast.
Confusing Ingredients And Their Status
These are ingredients that sound very confusing. Some are made from the Five Grains and others are not. Those that are have varying factors that affect their status.
Brewer’s Yeast: This is the only problematic yeast, since it is sometimes a by-product of barley beer. It may be chodosh later in the season.
Buckwheat: This is not a type of wheat at all. It is merely a “common name” for the plant (e.g. catfish is not a fish that is a cat). Buckwheat is always yoshon.
Bulgur Wheat: Bulgur is a type of wheat and is one of the Five Grains, however it is a winter crop and always yoshon.
Food Starch: This is usually made from corn or potatoes in North America only. It is generally always yoshon, unless it states it was made from something else. Check the Ingredients Allergen list.
Gluten-Free Oats: Just because they are gluten free, oats are still one of the Five Grains and must go by a chodosh cutoff date.
Malt: Usually refers to Barley Malt, but any of the Five Grains can be “malted”. Malt can be in many forms and names, such as Malt Powder, Malt Syrup, Malt Flour, etc. They all go by the same cutoff date. The Barley Malt cutoff date is generally December 15th each year.
Maltodextrin: This is a type of sugar, and not a “malted grain” as it sounds. It is always yoshon when from North America.
Sorghum: Closely related to Millet, this is a cereal grass but is not one of the Five Grains, so it is always yoshon.
Soy Sauce: Many soy sauces are made with wheat, then aged and fermented. The wheat it’s made from is winter wheat. Therefore, soy sauce is considered always yoshon. Products such as Teriyaki containing soy sauce as the only wheat ingredient are also yoshon.
Sprouted Grain: More aptly called “malted grain”, these are often made from the Five Grains. They go through a process where they are soaked in water and develop a tiny root, then are dried and ground. This process is called “malting” which is what barley goes though to become Beer and Malt Flavoring. Even if the rootlet develops after the 2nd day of Pesach, it never produces a plant, and the date is determined by the seed itself, and when its parent plant was sprouted. So-called “Sprouted Grain” goes by the general cutoff date for the grain they are made of.
Yeast: Although generally used in bread products, Yeast is a fungus used for fermentation and rising. It is not one of the Five Grains. The only problematic Yeast product is “Brewer’s Yeast” (see above). All other Yeasts including Nutritional Yeast, is always yoshon.
Items That Are Yoshon
These items are all considered yoshon:
- Pure Winter Wheat (N America) It may not be so clear even if stating 100% Winter Wheat)
- Domestic Rye (check for other ingredients or shared equipment)
- Domestic Spelt (check for other ingredients or shared equipment)
- Pure Bulgur/Bulgur Wheat
- Products that are made in Israel with reliable kosher certification (including US hashgachot)
- Any product under the supervision of Badatz Eida HaChareidus of Yerushalayim.
- Any product under the supervision of Kedassia of the UK.
- Any product under the supervision of Rabbi Westheim/Landau.
- Products marked “Yoshon” or “Kemach Yashan” (in Hebrew or English) with reliable kosher certification.
- Most Gefilte Fish (Made with Matza Meal or Potato Starch)
- All Matzah.
- Matzo Meal
- Soy Sauce and Teriyaki
- Kosher for Passover Products
- All Meal Mart products (including hospital and airline meals)
- All Kemach Flours. (This even includes the malt, and will be marked with a “Yoshon” label)
- Wheat Starch made in N America. (They are generally from Winter Wheat)
- Note: Gluten-Free products are NOT necessarily Chodosh-Free! Oats often don’t contain gluten, but may be chodosh! Only items made without the 5 grains (including malt) are not problematic.
Products to Stock Up On and/or Check On Dates
Babka; Baby Foods; Bagels; Bagel Chips; Barley; Barley Water Drinks; Beer; Biscuits; Blintzes; Bread; Bread Crumbs; Brownie Mix; Brownies; Buffalo Wings (can contain wheat); Buns; Burritos; Cake Mix; Cakes; Cereals; Challah; Chocolate Malt Syrup; Cholent Mixes; Chow Mein Noodles; Cookie Dough/Cookies & Creme Ice Cream; Cookies and Cookie Mix; Cornflake Crumbs (can contain malt); Couscous; Crackers; Crepes; Crisped Rice Cereals (usually contain malt); Croutons; Doughnuts; Dumplings; Egg Rolls; Egg Roll Wrappers; Fish Sticks; Flour; Flour Tortillas; Fried Breaded Foods; Frozen Doughs and Crusts; Graham Cracker Pie Crusts; Graham Crackers; Granola Bars; Gravy Mix; Gummy Candies (some contain wheat); Hors D’oeuvres; Ice Cream Cones; Ice Cream Sandwiches; Instant Oatmeal; Knishes; Kreplach; Lasagna; Licorice; Malted Milk Balls; Malted Milk Shakes; Muffins and Muffin Mix; Multi-Grain Breads; Multi-Grain Cereals; Noodles, Oat Flour; Oatmeal; Oatmeal Cookies; Oat Milk; Onion Rings; Orzo; Pancakes; Pasta; Pastries; Pearled, Pot, or Pinhead Barley; Pies; Pita Bread; Pita Chips, Pizza; Pizza Crusts; Pizza Rolls; Potato Chips (with Seasoning); Prepared Soups (canned, cartons or frozen);Pretzels; Puddings and Pudding Mix; Ramen; Ravioli; Rice Mixes; Rolled Oats; Rugelach; Rye (imported), Salad Toppings; Seitan; Soup Croutons; Soup Mixes; Soy Burgers; Soy Sausages; Spelt (imported); Spicy Fries; Sprouted Grain Products; Steel-Cut Oats; Stuffing Mixes; Tortilla and Burrito Wraps; Tuna Salad (some contain bread crumbs); Vegan “Meatless” Products (most contain wheat gluten); Vital Wheat Gluten; Waffles, Wheat Berries; Wheat Gluten, Wheat Flour; Whole Wheat Flour; Won Ton Wrappers, Wraps.
Items with Possible Added Chodosh Ingredients
Alcoholic Beverages; Breaded Foods; Chocolates; Condiments; Corn Flake Cereals; Corn Flake Crumbs; Dry Powdered Mustard; Dry-Roasted Nuts and Seeds; Fish Salads; Flour; Gravy and Gravy Mixes; Kosher Vitamin Supplements; Ice Creams; Imitation Crab; Licorice; Liquors; Prepared Soups (canned or frozen); Pudding and Pie Fillings; Puffed Rice Cereals; Rotisserie Seasoning Blends; Salad Dressings; Sauces; Sausages; Seasoned Chips and Snacks; Soup and Dip Mixes; Soup Cubes; Spice Blends.
Products from Imported Crops (Except Israel)
Any of these could be made from the Five Grains and could be chodosh.
Pasta; Rye Bagels; Rye Bagel Chips; Rye Bread; Rye Buns; Rye Crackers; Frozen Rye Bread Doughs; Rye Pretzels, Spelt Flake Cereal; Spelt Bread; Spelt Crackers; Spelt Flour; Spelt Matzos.