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A clarification of what milk-related products have the kosher status of dairy and what is the Halachic status of each one.
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.
Dairy – Any product containing or made from milk of a kosher animal. All foods derived from, or containing, milk are classified as dairy, including milk, butter, yogurt and all cheese – hard, soft and cream. Even a trace amount of dairy can cause a food to be considered dairy.
Kosher foods are divided into three categories: meat, dairy and pareve. One of the basic principles of kashrut (the laws of kosher) is the total separation of meat and dairy products. Meat and dairy may not be cooked or eaten together.
For milk of a kosher animal to be considered kosher, Jewish law requires that a mashgiach (supervisor) be present from the beginning of the milking to the end of processing to ensure that only milk from kosher animals is used. This milk is referred to as chalav Yisrael. 1. This is sourced to a Mishnah in Tractate Avodah Zarah:
What Is Kosher and How Do You Follow the Diet? The term "kosher" refers to food that follows Jewish dietary law. The rules determining whether a food is kosher are called " kashrut." They include requirements for the food substance itself, how it is prepared, and what other foods it is eaten with.
Simply put, the OK Kosher symbol, unaccompanied or with the word “Pareve” written near it, represents a product that’s neither dairy nor meat. Kosher Pareve is the kosher symbol you’ll see most often, as it represents the most common kosher category of foods. Pareve is Hebrew for ‘neutral.’
One of the most important rules of kosher is that a person should never eat meat and dairy together. In strict kosher kitchens, people use separate utensils for meat and dairy products, which are ...
Confused why kosher food is categorized as dairy, meat or pareve (neither meat nor dairy)? Scroll down for The 3 Categories of Kosher Foods. Kashrut’s Biblical and Talmudic Origins
For example, there is some evidence that eating meat and dairy together interferes with digestion, and no modern food preparation technique reproduces the health benefit of the kosher law of eating them separately. The short answer to why Jews observe these laws is because the Torah says so.