2016 AKC Passover Guide
The following information is based on the kosher-for-Passover guidance offered in this year’s holiday guide from the Atlanta Kashruth Commission and Rabbi Reuven Stein.
Stock Up on Essentials
These groceries and specialty stores will sell you so much more than matzah:
- The Spicy Peach, 404-334-7200.
- The Kosher Gourmet, 404-636-1114.
- Kroger Toco Hills, which has a Passover store within a store near the front, 404-633-8694.
- Publix Toco Hills, which places special Passover products near the front, 404-638-6022.
- Other Kroger and Publix stores in the area also have special Passover sections.
Be on the Lookout
- Joyva and Irene’s products, even with the Pesach certifications they have, are not recommended.
- Even though some produce may have a wax coating, the AKC policy is that it can be used without peeling.
- Double-check labels. Many Pesach brands have similar year-round products which are not kosher for Pesach. These products can get mixed up on the shelves.
- Not all wines are kosher for Passover. Some companies produce the same types of wines for Pesach and not for Pesach (e.g. Manishewitz). The bottles look almost identical.
- Items such as raisins & dried fruits should have reliable supervision for Pesach.
- The following medicinal ingredients are not kosher for Pesach: Avina Sativa, Beta Glucan, Prolamine, Secale, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, and Triticum Vulgare.
- After Pesach, one may not eat chametz that was in the possession of a Jew who did not sell it according to Jewish Law.
- There are some matzohs and wine that are KFP but should not be used for the Seder. Some gluten free matzohs are made from tapioca starch not flour. Some wines are made from berries not grapes. One does not make a hamotzi or hagafen on these products.
Passover Shopping Guide
The following items can be purchased from the regular supermarket section
Baby Food and Formula
The following baby foods and formulas are not certified kosher for Passover but are acceptable for infants or those who are ill.
Baby Food – Gerber carrots, green beans, peas
Formula – Similac, Enfamil, Isomil
Baking Soda
Bottled Water
Brown Sugar – Domino
Chili Peppers – dried without additives
Dairy — acceptable only with the OUP mark are Breakstone sour cream, butter and cottage cheese as well as Kroger cream cheese and Publix heavy cream
Eggs — preferably purchased before Pesach as well as Kroger break-free liquid egg whites marked with an OUP.
Fish — frozen fish may be used if washed.
Frozen fruit — all frozen (some authorities require additional checking of berries for infestation), whether whole, sliced or balled, as long as unsweetened, additive-free, without added syrup, citric acid, ascorbic acid or vitamin C.
Herbal Tea – Bigelow marked with Kof-K P
Herbs – all Fresh
Juice — fresh Tropicana juices with OKP marking, Kroger brand orange juice without calcium bearing plant #13-250 and the letters “AKC-P” on the inkjet of the container. Frozen 100% pure orange or white grapefruit from concentrate with no sweeteners, additives or preservatives. ReaLemon and ReaLime juices.
Nuts – raw almonds, filberts, pine nuts and walnuts without preservatives BHT or BHA. No peanuts or midget pecan pieces. Pecan pieces need a KFP.
Meats – all raw meat and poultry, excluding some ground meats and deli that require special KFP.
Milk – preferable to use Kosher for Passover (KFP) milk, but any milk may be used if purchased before Passover.
Quinoa – Ancient Harvest (White quinoa, Inca red quinoa, harmony quinoa)
Raisins – Kroger, Publix, Dole and Trader Joe’s raisins.
Salt – non-iodized
Seltzer – any unflavored
Spices – whole (ground spices require certification)
Sugar – pure white cane and turbinado
Tea – pure black, green or white (flavored, instant or decaf requires KFP)
Kitniyos
There are many products called Kitniyos which are not eaten on Pesach by Jews of Eastern European descent.
The following are considered Kitniyos: Beans, buckwheat, caraway, cardamom, corn, fennel, fenugreek, lentils, millet, mustard, peas, chick peas, green beans, poppy seeds, rapeseed, rice, sesame seeds, soybeans (tofu), and sunflower seeds.
This year there will be a large number of kitniyos retail items available. Manischewitz has introduced a Kitni line. All products are clearly marked Ochlei Kitniyot and require acceptable certification.
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