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SHOPPING GUIDE – PESACH 2021

Product Status Notes Product Status Notes
Potato chips ▲ String beans  Kitnios
Fresh or frozen raw poultry in Styrofoam 
original packaging is acceptable, but
Poultry ground, cooked or repacked Brown sugar and confectioners’
requires Pesach certification Sugar sugar ▲
Powdered dish Pure, white cane sugar without
additives is acceptable
detergent 
Sugar substitute ▲
Prunes ▲
Sunflower seeds  Kitnios
Pumpkin seeds Not kitnios; acceptable if raw and Sunscreen 
without additives
Quinoa is not kitnios but requires Suppositories 
Quinoa ▲ certification to be sure no other
grains are mixed in Syrups ▲
Raisins ▲ Pure black, green or white tea
leaves or tea bags are acceptable
Rice, including wild Kitnios unless they are flavored, instant or
rice  Rice milk may contain chametz; see Tea decaffeinated, in which case they
Milk Alternatives page
require certification
Some have a custom not to use Lipton decaffeinated tea bags 
Saffron saffron for Pesach Herbal tea ▲
See spices Tissues
If certified is unavailable, and 
Salads (bagged) ▲ contains no kitnios or sensitive Tofu  Kitnios
additives; buy before Pesach
Fresh  Tomato-based ▲
Salmon products
Canned, frozen or processed ▲
Acceptable without iodine or other Toothpaste See www.ASKcRc.org for updates
Salt additives
Toothpicks Toothpicks are acceptable unless
Sanitizers (e.g. Purell)  flavored or colored
Scouring pads  Tums  Chewable antacids require Pesach
certification, and this brand is not
Seltzer ▲ certified for Pesach
Tuna fish (canned) ▲
Sesame seeds  Kitnios
Shampoo  Turmeric Turmeric is not kitnios; see spices
Vanilla ▲
Shaving lotion 
Sherbet ▲ Vaseline 
Shortening ▲ Vegetable oil ▲
Bagged salads - see Salad (bagged)
Silver polish  Canned, cooked or frozen ▲
Snow peas  Kitnios Vegetables Fresh raw vegetables are acceptable
if they are not kitnios (see listing for
Soaps  individual vegetables) and do not
contain additives other than sugar
Soda ▲ Vegetable wash ▲
Sorbet ▲ Vinegar ▲
Sorghum  Kitnios Vitamins ▲
Soup mix ▲ Acceptable if it does not contain
Kitnios Water carbonation, flavors, vitamins, or
Soy products  Soy sauce and soy milk may contain other sensitive additives
chametz; see milk alternatives page Wax for braces 
Anise, caraway, coriander seeds,
cumin, dill seeds, fennel seeds, and Wax paper 
mustard are kitnios 
Spices Other spices are acceptable in Whitener (for coffee) ▲
whole form, but ground spices Wild rice  Kitnios
require certification
Splenda ▲ Wine ▲
Stain remover  Wood chips 
Star anise Star anise is not kitnios; see Spices Wrap (plastic) 
Stevia ▲ Yogurt ▲
Stick deodorant 

 = Acceptable without Pesach Certification ▲ = Must bear Pesach Certification  = Not acceptable for Pesach

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