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What does OU Kosher certified mean?

What does OU Kosher certified mean?

An ‘OU’ symbol indicates: The product is Kosher (but not necessarily Kosher for Passover). The product contains neither dairy nor meat, nor any dairy or meat derivatives. The product was not made on equipment used for making meat products. In Kosher Lexicon, such a product is called ‘Pareve’ or ‘Parve’.

What does u and d mean on food?

The letter “U” on a food means that the food is kosher. It was processed according to Jewish dietary laws. Foods that are certified kosher can carry a U in a circle or a K in a circle, star or triangle. A “D” refers to dairy, so the “D” indicates the kosher product also contains milk. Yes, you can use the cereal.

What does ou-d stand for in kosher certification?

An “ OU-D ” or “ OU-Dairy ” symbol indicates a kosher dairy product, which contains a dairy ingredient or a dairy derivative, or was made on equipment also used for making dairy products. So a kosher dairy certified product can be dairy-free by ingredients.

What does a kosher dairy certification symbol mean?

So a kosher dairy certified product can be dairy-free by ingredients. An “ OU-DE ” symbol stands for “dairy equipment,” and means the product does not contain any ingredients with milk or milk derivatives, but it was made on dairy equipment. An “ OU-M ” symbol or an “ OU-Glatt ” symbol indicates that the product is Kosher meat.

What does the OU-M symbol mean for kosher meat?

An “ OU-M ” symbol or an “ OU-Glatt ” symbol indicates that the product is Kosher meat. Since meat and dairy cannot be mixed under kosher dietary laws, kosher meat certified products must also be dairy free. However, these products aren’t suitable for vegans and vegetarians.

What makes an OU dairy product not kosher?

Doing so could possibly make both the product and the utensil not Kosher. OU Dairy Kosher certified products may or may not be Chalav Yisrael. OU-DE Product was made on dairy equipment. The product is Kosher meat or a product with meat ingredients or a derivative of meat (but not necessarily Kosher for Passover)