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Recently, a friend of mine gave me a box of tea that claimed to be: - fairtrade - organic - gluten free - suitable for vegans - kosher - halal Now, I like the

by loopbit 10y ago

Recently, a friend of mine gave me a box of tea that claimed to be: - fairtrade - organic - gluten free - suitable for vegans - kosher - halal Now, I like the first one (and maybe the second one), 3 and 4 are just what I would expect from a product that, according to its ingredients, is just tea leaves. I feel that 5 and 6 are simply taking the piss.

DanBC 10y ago
Some flavoured teas contain butter fatty acids. These would be vegetarian, but not vegan, and they would be kosher dairy. https://www.bigelowtea.com/Special-Pages/Customer-Service/FAQs/Tea-and-Herbal-Tea-Ingredients/Are-your-teas-Vegan https://www.bigelowtea.com/Special-Pages/Customer-Service/FA...
ars 10y ago
Eh? Not all tea is kosher, especially flavored kinds, and those with more processing. So what's wrong with them telling you it's kosher? And there are non-gluten-free teas, they have barley malt, or roasted barley in them.
- lomnakkus 10y ago
  For some reason (and not being very familiar with kosher law) I couldn't help thinking of shellfish-flavoured tea and wondering why anyone would ever want to drink that. Anyway, here's a little more information for anyone who's curious: http://www.learn-about-tea.com/kosher-tea.html http://www.learn-about-tea.com/kosher-tea.html
  - ars 10y ago
    Tea almost always is (or can be) kosher. However unless a Rabbi actually monitors the production you can't be sure. For example the same packaging line might have been used for something else that was not kosher. Or a flavoring might have a non kosher ingredient (or more likely, could be kosher, but manufactured on a line that also does non-kosher items).
wpietri 10y ago
For my Celiac friends, the gluten-free mark is a big deal. They like not having to squint at the back of a box, read all the fine print, and then take a guess as to whether there was cross-contamination.

by loopbit 10y ago

DanBC 10y ago

Some flavoured teas contain butter fatty acids. These would be vegetarian, but not vegan, and they would be kosher dairy. https://www.bigelowtea.com/Special-Pages/Customer-Service/FAQs/Tea-and-Herbal-Tea-Ingredients/Are-your-teas-Vegan https://www.bigelowtea.com/Special-Pages/Customer-Service/FA...

ars 10y ago

Eh? Not all tea is kosher, especially flavored kinds, and those with more processing. So what's wrong with them telling you it's kosher? And there are non-gluten-free teas, they have barley malt, or roasted barley in them.

lomnakkus 10y ago
For some reason (and not being very familiar with kosher law) I couldn't help thinking of shellfish-flavoured tea and wondering why anyone would ever want to drink that. Anyway, here's a little more information for anyone who's curious: http://www.learn-about-tea.com/kosher-tea.html http://www.learn-about-tea.com/kosher-tea.html
- ars 10y ago
  Tea almost always is (or can be) kosher. However unless a Rabbi actually monitors the production you can't be sure. For example the same packaging line might have been used for something else that was not kosher. Or a flavoring might have a non kosher ingredient (or more likely, could be kosher, but manufactured on a line that also does non-kosher items).

wpietri 10y ago

For my Celiac friends, the gluten-free mark is a big deal. They like not having to squint at the back of a box, read all the fine print, and then take a guess as to whether there was cross-contamination.