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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.
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.’
Kosher food also distinguishes between meat and dairy products. Meat products are those that comprise or contain kosher meat, such as beef , lamb or venison , kosher poultry such as chicken, goose, duck or turkey, or derivatives of meat, such as animal gelatin ; non-animal products that are processed on equipment used for meat or meat-derived ...
Kosher milk is a milk product that conforms to kosher dietary guidelines, meaning the product is manufactured using kosher equipment, comes from a kosher animal (for dairy milk), and all added ingredients meet kosher requirements.
One of the basic principles of kashrut is the total separation of meat and dairy products. Meat and dairy may not be cooked or eaten together. To ensure this, the kosher kitchen contains separate sets of dishes, utensils, cookware, and separate preparation areas for meat and dairy.
Confused why kosher food is categorized as dairy, meat or pareve (neither meat nor dairy)? Scroll down for The 3 Categories of Kosher Foods.
On a technical level, a kashrus agency certifies a product as dairy because one of the ingredients in the sub-formula is dairy. Alternatively, sometimes, there is a glaze that is dairy (for example probiotic) that is not required to be listed in the ingredient panel.