Misc. Passover Product Information

This list was prepared by Arlene Mathes-Scharf
The source of the information is listed with the information. More information will be added as it becomes available.

A useful resource is https://askcrc.org clicked to Passover. The cRc searchable database.
This information is for Passover 2023.
The products without certification should be purchased before Passover.
(list updated April 1, 2023; most information is dated with the source & year it was posted).

Products usable for Passover without Passover certification

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

• Vinprom - Troyan (Star-K/No P Required) (2023): Apple Brandy, Apricot Brandy, Pear Brandy, Plum Brandy

Casava Flour: Otto's Naturals Casava Flour usable for Passover without a "P" (OU answser to a reader's question 2023)

Chia

• Chia Seeds:
  • Raw Chia seeds Acceptable without Passover Certification (cRc) (2023); OU- check
  • Star-K: Purchase from manufacturers that do not process chometz grains. Consumers are required to carefully check grains BEFORE PESACH for extraneous matter. *

• Chia flour- needs Passover certification

Cocoa:

• Cacao (cocoa) Beans or Nibs: Acceptable For Passover Without Certification (cRc) (2023)
• Cocoa Powder: Acceptable if 100% pure and not processed in Europe. (cRc) All Hershey's are acceptable (OU) (2023)
• Cacao powder: Hershey's no P (OU) (20221)
• Cocoa: Any domestically produced 100% pure cocoa, with no additives, may be used. However, if label states that it is processed in a plant that processes kitniyos or chometz, then it requires a reliable KFP certification. Star-k (2022)
• Cocoa butter Must bear reliable Passover certification (cRc) (2023)
• Cocoa paste: Must bear reliable Passover certification (cRc) (2023)

Coconut

• Coconut Oil
  • All virgin coconut oils are Kosher for Passover, as long as it bears the OU symbol.. (OU) (2023)
  • Kirkland Virgin Coconut Oil with KLBD - Whilst KLBD do not specifically certify the product for Passover, we are not aware of any specific Chametz concerns, and for those who rely on the OU guidelines we believe it would fall within their policy.
  • Coconut oil - Must bear reliable Passover certification (cRc: 2022)
  • Lucerne Foods O Organics Virgin Coconut Oil (OK-P 2022)
  • Trader Joes Organic Virgin Coconut Oil and Trader Joes Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil - BCK or Kosher Check usable for Passover without a "P" (2022)
  • Kirkland Signature – (Star-K/No P Required) Organic Virgin Coconut Oil (2023)
• Coconut Flour
  • Coconut Flour Must bear reliable Passover certification (cRc) (2023)
  • Pereg Coconut Flour Pareve OU-P Symbol required. Kosher for Passover ONLY when bearing special certification. (2023)
  • Trader Joes Organic Coconut Flour certified by Kosher Check or Kehila Kosher not usable for Passover (OK). (2020)
  • Let's Do. Organic Coconut Flour (Heart K) not usable for Passover
    
  • Let’s Do Organic Creamed Coconut (Heart K) not usable for Passover
  • Bob's Red Mill Coconut Flour (Kehilla Kosher, OK) not usable for Passover

• Coconut- other products
  • Shredded: Sweetened or flavored requires Passover certification. If it is not sweetened or flavored, and contains no other ingredients, it is acceptable without Passover certification. (cRc) (2023)
  • Trader Joes Organic Unsweetened Coconut Chips- not usable for Passover (Kosher Check) (2021)
  • Trader Joes Coconut Aminos- not usable for Passover (Kosher Check) (2020)
  • Arya ( Star-KP Required) Coconut Chips - fine, medium; Organic Coconut Chips - fine, medium
  • Coconut Secret Aminos with OU- now approved for Passover no OUP needed (2023)
• Coconut Milk
  • Trader Joes Organic (canned) Coconut Milk - NOT USABLE FOR PASSOVER (Kosher Check) (2021)
  • Coconut milk (Passover) Must bear reliable Passover certification cRc (2023)
• Coconut Sugar - requires Passover certification (cRc) (2022); OU (2023)
  • The OU is not certifying any coconut sugar for Pesach this year. (OU 2023)

Coffee:

• Coffee beans that are plain, unflavored and are not decaffeinated do not require certification, but the grinder should be clean. K-Cups require certification even if they contain plain, unflavored coffee. Instant, flavored, or decaffeinated require certification. not decaffeinated do not require certification, but the grinder must be clean. Instant, flavored requires certification. K-cups require certification (cRc) (2023)
• The following plain instant coffees are usable without Passover Certification (OU):
  • Folgers, Classic Roast Regular and Decaffeinated; Single Serve Packets - Regular (OU 2023))
  • Necafe Taster's Choice Regular only (OU 2023)
  • Via (REGULAR Only) (OU 2023)
  • Maxwell House,Sanka OK-P (2023)
  • Aldi Aldi Beaumont -Regular & Decaff OK-P year-round (2023)
  • Passover certified Nespresso kosher certificate is here
  • Peet's regular and decaf (non-flavored) coffees are certified kosher for Pesach (KSA) (2022)

Eggs: If possible purchase before Passover. Can purchase on Passover (2020) (Star-K)

Fish

• OU Certified fish products FISH RAW pure frozen fish portions, not spiced seasoned or smoked that do not require OU-P (2023)
  • 365 EVERYDAY VALUE Atlantic Salmon
  • BLUE CIRCLE Atlantic Salmon
  • Blue Planet: Steelhead Trout – Dressed and Filets
  • BOWL & BASKET Norwegian Atlantic Salmon Portions
  • Canadian Fishing Company Sockeye Salmon Fillet
  • CHANGING SEAS Atlantic Salmon Fillet
  • COSTCO Tilapia
  • Full Circle: Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Fillets, Keta Salmon Fillets
  • GOURMET DELIGHT Salmon Fillets
  • Ideal Fish Bronzino – Dressed, Bronzino – Fillets, Trout – Dressed, Trout – Fillets, Barramundi – Dressed, Barramundi Fillets, Salmon Portions, Salmon Fillets, Whole Steelhead Trout
  • Kirkland Signature: Skinless Boneless Farmed Atlantic Salmon Portions, Skinless Boneless Wild Sockeye Salmon Portions, Tilapia Loins
  • MEMBER'S MARK All-Natural Tilapia
  • New England Kosher: Pink Salmon Portion
  • OPEN NATURE Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Fillets
  • Orca Bay: Sockeye Salmon Fillets, Keta Salmon Fillets
  • REGAL Tilapia
  • WEGMAN'S Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon
  • WEGMANS FOOD YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT Wild Sockeye Salmon
    Skin On Boneless
  • WELLSLEY FARM Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon

  Kof-K 2023:The following brands of frozen raw unseasoned Salmon with regular Kof-K certification, that comes from Chile (not the USA or China), may be used on Pesach without special Passover supervision.

  • Wegmans
  • WMentas Members Mark
  • WWalmart
  • WWellesley Farms

  The following brands of frozen raw unseasoned Whiting with regular Kof-K certification, that comes from Chile (not the USA or China), may be used on Pesach without special Passover supervision.

  • WThe Great Fish Company
  • WBowl & Basket
  • WNafco

  FISH, FROZEN RAW All frozen raw fish products should have reliable certifying agency Passover approval. If Passover-approved frozen fish is not available, or the frozen fish was already purchased without Passover approval, then it should be washed, ideally before Pesach. This should not be done over a

  FRUIT

  • Fruit-Dried: Dried fruit needs certification unless otherwise noted
    • Baraka (Star-K/No P Required) Apricots, Whole (2022)
    • Delizia (a/No P Required) Apricots
    • Empire (a/No P Required) Apricots
    • Galil (a/No P Required) Apricots, Whole
    • Figs, Whole
    • Great Lakes (a/No P Required) Apricots, Whole
    • Happy Apricots (Star-K/No P Required): Apricots Whole; Organic Apricots, Whole (2022)
    • Natural Food Source (Star-K/No P Required): Apricots, Whole (2022)
    • Sunny Fruit (Star-K/No P Required): Apricots, Whole; Figs, Whole
    • Sunsational Fruits (Star-K/No P Required): Apricots, Whole; Figs, Whole (2022)
    • Sunrose (Star-K/No P Required): Apricots, Whole;Figs, Whole (2022)
    • Sunsational Fruits (a/No P Required) Apricots, Whole Figs, Whole (2022)
    • Sunsweet Prunes with a Triangle K -P and listing only prunes and potassium sorbate as ingredients are acceptable for Pesach. (AKC 2022)
  • Fruit, Fresh Pre-Cut (Star-K 2022)
    The following companies make a variety of fresh fruit products which may be used for Passover when bearing a P (unless otherwise indicated):
    • Del Monte (aP Required)
    • Foodhold (aP Required)
    • Garden Cut (aP Required)
    • Lancaster Foods (Star-K/No P Required)
    • Nature's Promise (Star-K/No P Required)
    • Sheetz M.T. Go ((Star-K/P Required)
    • The Farmer’s Market ((Star-K/P Required)
    • Walmart ((Star-K/P Required)
  • Fruit-Frozen
    • Frozen fruit may be used without hashgachah if it is not sweetened or cooked and does not contain sensitive additives such as acorbic and citric acid which can be chametz or kitnios (or innocuous), Sugar does not pose a Pesach concern, fruit sweetened with sugar (without any other ingredients) is acceptable for Pesach. (cRc)
    • Frozen unsweetened additive–free (without syrup, citric acid, ascorbic acid, or vitamin C), whole, sliced or formed fruit may be used. The above applies to frozen fruits that do not have an issue with insect infestation, such as sliced peaches, melon balls and cranberries. No additional Passover symbol is required. However, frozen fruit that may be infested (e.g., strawberries) may only be used year–round, including Pesach, when bearing an approved Kashrus symbol. (Star-K 2022)
  • Fruit Juice
    • Realemon, Realime Juices usable with just a OU (OU 2022)

  GRAINS: The following grains (whole grains only) may be used on Passover. Purchase from manufacturers that do not process chometz grains. Consumers are required to carefully check grains BEFORE PESACH for extraneous matter: (Star-K);

  • Flax
  • Hemp
• These grains are kitniot according to the cRc and OU

MACA root powder, raw (Passover) Acceptable without Passover Certification (cRc) (2023)

HAND SANITIZER- If possible purchase before Passover. Can purchase on Passover 2020 due to sakana (Star-K)
From the cRc: Do alcohol-based hand sanitizers require Pesach certification? Alcohol-based hand sanitizers such as Purell, typically contain at least 62% ethyl alcohol, which may possibly be chametz. However, Rav Schwartz ZT”L checked a sample of hand sanitizer and said that it is as inedible as other liquid soaps and may therefore be used on Pesach regardless of the source of alcohol.
May I use hand sanitizer on Shabbos and Yom To? Rav Schwartz ZT”L said that using a hand sanitizer such as Purell on Shabbos and Yom Tov is no different than using liquid soap; Iggeros Moshe (OC 1:113) holds that this is not permissible, but many Poskim are of the opinion that it is permitted. Rav Schwartz ZT”L accepts this latter approach. (cRc)

MILK & MILK SUBSTITUTES

• cRc policy on Lactose reduction products: Therefore, the cRc policy is that one may use milk containing lactase if the lactase was added by the company before Pesach, and one may use non-chewable lactase pills on Pesach. However, one may not add lactase-drops to milk on Pesach, and one may not use chewable lactase pills (even if the person swallows them). <2022)
• Lactaid capsules: - Caplets may contain chometz and may not be used on Pesach .
• Lactaid Milk may be used on Pesach if purchased BEFORE Pesach. This product is not Cholov Yisroel.
• In areas where Kosher for Passover milk is not available, milk should be purchased BEFORE Passover. (Star-K)
• Nonfat Dried Milk without additives before Pesach: (Kosherquest.org) (2020) Due to all the concerns noted above, very few companies are willing to go to the lengths required to produce a milk substitute which is certified as kosher for Pesach. This year, there is almond milk and coconut milk available with hashgachah for Pesach, and those are surely a first choice. Another alternative is to search the internet where one can find myriad simple recipes and instructions for producing milk-substitutes at home. Individuals can, thereby, create their own milk substitutes using kosher for Pesach ingredients.
• Milk Alternatives: The following products contain kitniyos and are acceptable for the infirm who need milk alternatives. They are acceptable only in shelf-stable containers. (OU 2022)
  • Almond Breeze Original
  • Rice Dream Classic Original
  • Soy Dream Original Enriched

Meat: raw fresh or frozen (not ground) Acceptable without Passover Certification if in original packaging. If not certified for Passover, meat should be rinsed before use. (cRc 2023)
From the Star-K: All packaged raw meat products should be used with reliable certifying agency Passover approval. If Passover-approved raw meat is not available, or the meat was already purchased without Passover approval, then it should be washed, ideally before Pesach . This should not be done over a Pesach sink. (However, all ground meat products require KFP certification and may not be used on Pesach without KFP certification, even if washed).

• Alle beef raw- OU Symbol required. Kosher for Passover without special certification when raw and in original manufacturer's packaging.
• Meal Mart ground beef should not be used on Pesach unless it bears an OU-P. (OU) (2022)
• All Tevya's Ranch meat is Kosher for Passover all year round without a "P". (OU) (2022)
• Solomon's 2022
  • All Solomon's RAW meat factory packed whole are KFP without designated symbol
• Beef- factory packed whole