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Shopping Guide

PESACH 2021
Recommendations are for items produced in the United States

This list of products is marked as follows:
  Acceptable without Pesach Certification
Food items in this section should preferably be purchased before Pesach

▲ Must bear reliable Pesach Certification

  Not acceptable for Pesach
Sephardim should contact their local Sephardic rabbi regarding issues of kitnios

Product Status Notes Product Status Notes

Adhesive bandages  Benefiber  Chametz
Air freshener  Beverages ▲
For drinking ▲ Bicarbonate of soda 
Alcohol
Denatured or Isopropyl alcohol 
Bird food See Pet Food pages
Alfalfa  Kitnios
Bleach 
Aluminum products  Includes aluminum foil and pans
Bleach wipes 
Amaranth is not kitnios but requires
Amaranth ▲ certification to be sure no other Blush 
grains are mixed in
Body wash 
Ammonia 
Braces  Wax for braces is also acceptable; wash
Anise  Kitnios rubber bands before placing in mouth
Antacid (chewable) ▲ Brewer’s yeast  Chametz
Apple juice ▲ Concentrate also requires Pesach Brown sugar ▲
certification
Buckwheat  Kitnios
Apple sauce ▲
Buckwheat pillow  One may own and derive benefit
Aspartame ▲ from kitnios
Raw are acceptable if they contain Butter ▲
Baby carrots no additives Candles  Scented are also acceptable
Canned, cooked or frozen ▲
Baby food ▲ Includes jarred or canned Candy ▲
See Nutritional Supplement pages Canned fruits or ▲
Baby formula When acceptable, bottles should be vegetables
filled and cleaned separately from
Pesach dishes since formula is kitnios Canola oil  Kitnios
Baby oil  Caraway  Kitnios
Acceptable if it only contains talc, Raw (including baby carrots) are
Baby powder talcum powder, corn starch, or Carrots acceptable if additive-free
other innocuous ingredients
Canned, cooked or frozen ▲
Baby wipes 
Cat food See Pet Food pages
Bags  Includes paper & plastic CBD Oil  Kitnios
Baking powder ▲ Includes “plain”, easy-light, apple,
Charcoal 
Baking soda  hickory, and mesquite
Cheese ▲
Balloons If powdered, wash before Pesach
Cheese spreads ▲
Band-aids 
Chewable pills See Medicine Letter (page 3)
Beans  Kitnios
Bean sprouts  Kitnios Chewing tobacco ▲ Contains flavors and other sensitive
ingredients

Chicago Rabbinical Council  2701 W. Howard St., Chicago, Illinois 60645  773-465-3900  www.cRcKosher.org
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