#Yoplait kosher gelatin vegetarian update#

This leniency is debated by poskim, although it is not generally accepted by major kashrus organizations. As you mentioned in a comment, Rabbi Sheinkopf permits products containing carmine, and perhaps Rabbi Hasden does as well. Additionally, both Dannon and Yoplait produce varieties of yogurt with carmine, an insect-derived coloring. The Dannon and Yoplait yogurts do contain gelatin (as indicated in the first two websites linked in the above paragraph). Shop Fresh Thyme online or find a location near you We provide fresh, organic and natural foods from reliable sources at affordable prices. (Incidentally, according to this article, you are correct that the law does not prevent companies from putting the letter k on their products as they see fit).Īs Yishai mentions in his answer, some rabbis are lenient in certifying products with beef gelatin (see here). I do not know whether either of those rabbis provide supervision with kashrus standards that are widely considered acceptable. (Regarding Rabbi Hasden's hashgacha, see this related question). To my knowledge, there’s only one brand of commercially available kosher gelatin that is processed. Of these thickeners, the only one that really gives me pause is the kosher gelatin.

If you know of others, please comment and I’ll add to this list.Apparently, some Dannon yogurts (with K) and Yoplait yogurts (with KD) are under the supervision of Rabbi David Sheinkopf and Rabbi Barnett Hasden, respectively. Rather Yoplait appears to be making regular yogurt, then adding MPCs to make it creamier and add protein, and finally adding thickeners to make it thicker. Some brands that I know of are Stonyfield Farm, Brown Cow (their cream top yogurts are my new favorite), Horizon, Dannon All Natural only, Harris Teeter store brand. There are many brands of yogurt that contain no gelatin especially organic brands and yogurt marked “all natural”. Note to vegetarians – almost all gelatin in food products comes from animals (e.g.

Even expensive ones such as La Crème contain gelatin! I examined the possibility that gelatin could increase the nutrition of yogurts because of the high amount of protein, however gelatin causes a net loss of protein. Proof that gelatin is more of a filler than for consistency comes from the fact that even yogurt drinks such as Danimals contain gelatin. Dannon is one major national brand which does this – try to sell you a more expensive “All Natural” yogurt. However personally, I see no particular consistency difference in yogurts with and without gelatin so I say it is all a gimmick to save money and also cheat customers into paying more for so called “All Natural” products which have fewer nasty ingredients. I would venture to guess that gelatin is cheaper than yogurt and is a tasteless filler material that probably saves companies money and makes the consistency arguably better. Now there is no particular reason Yogurt needs gelatin. I’ve noticed that most flavored yogurts in grocery stores have gelatin in them.

#Yoplait kosher gelatin vegetarian update#

Update (8/26/14): Now I’ve switched to mostly eating Greek Yogurt, which doesn’t contain gelatin and is a lot tastier. Update (): Now I’ve switched to eating mostly Siggi’s Skyr (Icelandic yogurt) or if not available, then plain Greek Yogurt with either Parchayi’s homemade jam or Trader Joe’s reduced sugar (these just have less sugar, no substitutes) preserves.