Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Food Coloring

why do so many products, (even my folic acid vitamins) have food coloring like:

FD&C Blue No. 1 - Brilliant Blue FCF, E133 (Blue shade)
FD&C Blue No. 2 - Indigotine, E132 (Dark Blue shade)
FD&C Green No. 3 - Fast Green FCF, E143 (Bluish green shade)
FD&C Red No. 40 - Allura Red AC, E129 (Red shade)
FD&C Red No. 3 - Erythrosine, E127 (Pink shade) [4]
FD&C Yellow No. 5 - Tartrazine, E102 (Yellow shade)
FD&C Yellow No. 6 - Sunset Yellow FCF, E110 (Orange shade)

(thanks to Wikepdia)

Why do manufacturers of chocolate feel need the need to add food coloring to chocolate which has a beautiful brown color? It's not brown enough for them?

It;s getting hard to find products with out artificial food coloring in it. They should follow Dancing Deer's example of using natural colors in their icings and Yummy Earth and Pure Fun's candy. They use coloring from vegetable coloring. Vegetables have beautiful colors.

Lesser Evil-Krinkle Sticks


Lesser Evil makes interesting popcorn (not kosher) and krinkle sticks-kosher!

Lesser Evil writes on their web site:
Crave potato chips? Don’t crave the 10+ grams of fat? Our delicious, crunchy, gourmet Krinkle Sticks are exactly what you’re looking for, with 75% less fat.

The LesserEvil Promise:

All Natural
Low Fat
No Trans-Fats
No High Fructose Corn Syrup
No ArtificialColors
No Artificial Flavors
No Preservatives
Gluten Free
Whole Grain
Freshness Guaranteed
And of course,
Deliciousness!

Certified kosher pareve by the OU. Sold at koshergourmetmart.com

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Teany ice tea


Moby started a tea shop in downtown NY and is now selling their bottled iced teas. They are organic, not too sweet and come in 8 flavors

A review to appear soon

certified kosher by the OU

Wadda Juice


A friend asked me to locate this product.

Here is some information about the company

Jordan Kerner founded WaddaJuice in his hometown of Westport, Connecticut. His idea was more than just creating a great tasting, healthy, low sugar juice for kids - he also wanted to make it with the added convenience of being spill proof.

Today, the Company has a full line of healthy juices branded under the WaddaJuice and WaddaBlast labels. Designed to make drinking juice a fun, healthy and easy experience for children and parents, both WaddaJuice and WaddaBlast are made from just pure juice and purified water with no added sweeteners or preservatives - nothing artificial. And both contain half the sugar, calories and carbohydrates of other fruit juices.

Each beverage is packaged in an innovative, 8-ounce, recyclable, spill-proof bottle that kids love and parents can't live without! WaddaJuice and WaddaBlast are sold in natural and traditional grocery stores, club stores, corner delis, elementary schools, beach clubs and children's venues all across the country.

WaddaJuice is proud to donate product to many charity events including our local Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, YMCA chapters and other family-related charities.

My kids like the lemonade and my friend's kids like the white grape juice and apple.


Certified kosher by the OU

Ayala Herbal Water


Ayala Herbal Water is an enjoyable drink-it tastes like herbal tea. It is quite refreshing. A larger review to appear soon.

Certified kosher by the OU

Hint Water - now Kosher!


Many of Hint Water products are now certified kosher by the OU.

No calories, no sugar or artificial anything added.

Flavors include cucumber, lime and others. A review soon to come

Thou Shall Snack - new product Babka Bites


Inspired by one of the world’s most enticing cakes, Babka Bites are swirled with cinnamon, dark chocolate and brown sugar. Available in two tasty flavors, Babka Bites are delicious right out of the bag, as a lunchtime treat, and are a party favorite.

Certified kosher by the OU

kosher Gourmet Reviews Honey

Honey is an amazing food produced by a small creature. According to The National Honey Board, bees must travel over 55,000 miles (more than the distance to the moon and back) and visit 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey. Each honey bee makes 1/12th teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. Honey is an amazing food that never spoils and contains vitamins such as B6, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and certain amino acids. It also contains minerals calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and zinc. Honey contains hydrogen peroxide, an antibacterial element, and also has cholesterol fighting antioxident properties.

Honey is first mentioned in the Bible as The Land of Israel being the land of Milk and Honey. Honey is served with apples or challah on Rosh Hashanna to signify the beginning of a sweet new year.

There are over 300 unique honeys produced in the United States each based on their floral origin.We tested 18 brands of honey that were sent to us ranging from light (acaia) to dark (chestnut). We received honey from 8 companies: Branches Honey (CA) Johnston Honey (MN), Pacific Coast (New Zealand) Rigoni (organic Italian), Savannah Bee Company (GA), Stash Tea (NY) and Zambesi honey (organic Africa).

We started with the lighter honeys and worked our way to darker honeys. Because each honey was so different than the next, I will describe each honey instead of rating them.

Johnston James Honey. It comes from the perennial gardens at the Johnston Honey farm. It had an intriguing sharpness.

Johnston Prairie Honey. This honey comes from the Minnesota prairie wildflowers. It
had a balanced mildly citrus flavor. We liked that the honey flavors lingered for a while on our tongue.

Katz and Company’s Branches Raspberry honey. It tasted orangy and smooth and had a definite taste of raspberries.

Pacific Coast Honey Blue Borage Honey. This honey is collected mainly on the South Island of New Zealand. Blue Borage Honey has a very delicate floral bouquet with a pleasant, mild, herbal scent. It is also considered to be a type of medicinal honey to help relieve stress and fatigue. It tasted floral and light.

Pacific Coast Honey Manuka honey. Manuka honey comes from the tea tree bush and is known for medicinal properties such as the healing of arthritis, sore throats, colds, indigestion, stomach ulcer, acne and pimples. This honey was very spreadable and has the consistency of peanut butter. It was unusual and good.

Rigoni Acacia Honey The honey is collected from Acacia tree blossoms thus producing a honey that is clear and pure. This honey was mild and was very liquidy. It also had a molassy orange undertone.

Rigoni Chestnut Honey This honey has the highest mineral content of all honeys. It was the least liked. It had an overpowering bitter taste that was not very pleasant

Rigoni Forest Honey This is a dark honey with an amber color. It had a strong aroma of the woods.

Rigoni Lime Honey This honey had a grassy sweet taste with floral notes. It was crystallized so it was easy to spread.

Rigoni Orange Honey This honey was crystalized also making it easy to spread. It had a straightforward taste that was quite pleasant

Rigoni Wildflower Honey This honey comes from many different flowers. It had a nice color with a plain taste. It was lemony and tasted very sugary

Savannah Bee Sourwood Honey This was a distinctive honey with a strong flavor. It tasted unusual from other honeys we tasted

Savannah Bee Sage Honey It was very fruity and had a lemony taste. It was not overly sweet.

Savannah Bee Orange Honey This honey was thicker than the other Savannah Bee Honeys and had a carmelly flavor.

Savannah Bee Raspberry Honey This was a delicate honey that tasted light and clean. It also is crystallized which makes for easy spreading on toast.

Savannah bee Tupelo Honey. This honey has a high fructose content thus never crystallizing. strong metallic flavor, very sweet

Stash Tea Clover Honey sticks. Clover is the most popular flavor of honey in the US. standard honey taste

Zambesi Honey This honey tasted woodsy, and had a very maply taste. It was very unusual.



Note: Never feed an infant under 12 months honey. It can lead to illness or death.



For more information:

Branches Honey http://www.katzandco.com/zindex3.html Kosher under Heart-K certification-Kehilla Kashrus. Available online as well as Koshergourmetmart.com as a fundraiser for Sharsheret

Johnston Honey http://www.johnstonhoney.com/ Kosher under OK Certification. Available online and at Koshergourmetmart.com

Pacific Coast Honey http://shoppri.com/ Kosher under Kosher Kiwi. Available online

Rigoni Honey http://www.rigoniusa.com/ Kosher under Star-K. Available at Whole Foods and Koshergourmetmart.com

Savannah Bee Company www.savannahbee.com/ Kosher under KSA. Available online and at Koshergourmetmart.com

Stash Tea http://www.stashtea.com/ Kosher under Kof-K. Available online

Zambezi honey http://www.zambezihoney.com/ Kosher under Va’ad Hakashrus of Buffalo. Available online

National Honey board http://www.honey.com/honeyindustry/

Kosher Gourmet Reviews Sorbet

Sorbets are a great alternative to ice cream. Sorbets are made from fruit puree mixed with other ingredients. A serving of sorbet is generally lower in calories than ice cream and you get many of the vitamins from the fruit used. Since there is no milk used in creating a sorbet, you can serve them after a meat meal. French often serve sorbets between courses to cleanse the palette. With a good sorbet, you should be able to taste the fruit.

Legend has is that Alexander the Great was one of the first to eat a sorbet treat by combining flavorings with snow.

We looked at sorbets from Double Rainbow, Haagen Dasz, Ciao Bella, Pierre’s and Sharon’s Sorbets as well as pareve ice creams from Double Rainbow. All sorbets were pareve except for Haagen Dasz which was OU-D.

A group of 5 sat and spent nearly 2 hours tasting sorbets and pareve ice creams (poor us!) We did not know which sorbet was which so as not to have any preconceived notions on which was the best. We judged them on the following criteria: taste, color, consistency (smoothness), and price.

All sorbet servings are ½ cup and there are 4 servings per pint. No sorbet had any calories from fat.

Lemon Sorbet

Excellent:

Ciao Bella lemon sorbet It was very tart. If you like lemon, this is great.

Calories/serving: 140

Pierre’s Lemon Sorbet
Comments were: Milder lemon flavor than other lemon sorbets Very creamy. Rich Lemony flavor. Yummy! It had a decadent taste.

Calories/serving: 150

Very Good

Sharon’s Sorbet Lemon Sorbet
Comments: Less lemon taste and sweet. The yellow color is appealing

Calories/serving: 75

Raspberry Sorbet

Excellent:

Ciao Bella raspberry sorbet.
Had the fullest flavor of all 3. It had a tart taste

Calories/serving: 100

Sharon’s Sorbet Raspberry Sorbet
Moderately fruity. Creamy and delicious

Calories/serving: 80

Very Good:


Pierre’s Raspberry Sorbet

Creamy with a mild flavor

Calories/serving: 150



Mango Sorbet

Excellent

Sharon’s Sorbet Mango Sorbet
Creamy and mild.

Calories/serving: 75

Very Good:

Ciao Bella mango sorbet
Strange mango flavor. If you like mango taste, this is for you.

Calories/serving: 107

Passion Fruit Sorbet

Excellent:

Pierre’s Passion Fruit Sorbet
Creamy and mild. Yummy, nice consistency.

Calories/serving: 150


Very Good

Ciao Bella passion fruit sorbet
Bland, milk tropical aftertaste

Calories/serving: 92

Sharon’s Sorbet Passion Fruit Sorbet
Very tart

Calories/serving: 80 for ½ cup

Other Flavors

Excellent:

Double Rainbow Mango Tangerine Sorbet

Nice blend of flavors. Beautiful colors

Calories/serving: 120

Very Good

Haagen Dasz Acai Sorbet
different, rich flavor, a bit gritty, Nice color

Calories/serving: 120

Good:
Double Rainbow Marion Blackberry Sorbet
Rich berry flavor

Calories/serving:

Pareve ice cream

Excellent:

Double Rainbow Soy Chocolate Chip Mint.
I decided to throw in a pareve ice cream to see how it compared to our dairy flavors. It had a very minty flavor and was excellent. The highest compliment it received was it does not taste pareve

Calories/serving: 200

calories from fat: 90

Double Rainbow cinnamon caramel Soy Cream
tasty, had a flavor of spiced cinnamon. Would serve with apple pie

Calories/serving: 190

calories from fat: 90

Comparing the companies that created lemon, raspberry, mango and passion fruit sorbets:

Ciao Bella had the truest taste of fruit. The first ingredient in all their sorbets was the fruit itself. No corn syrups were used. In various flavors there was a considerable amount of vitamins – their passion fruit had 30% of daily value of Vitamin A and 13% of vitamin C. The lemon was quite tart and the raspberry tasted like raspberries.

Pierre’s sorbets were more impressive than their ice creams. The creaminess we tasted is probably due to stabilizers and other ingredients. In addition, they had a mild taste of flavor probably due to the fact that the 1st ingredient listed is water, and they use fruit purees rather than actual fruit. Their products were the highest in calories due to the usage of corn syrups in the purees used as well as the additional sugars and corm syrups used. In addition, the passion fruit sorbet also contained food coloring and many of their products contain little to no vitamins. For example, their raspberry sorbet contain no vitamins vs. Sharon Sorbet which had 15% of one’s daily value of vitamin C and Ciao Bella which had 15% of one’s daily value of vitamin A.

Sharon’s Sorbet had a nice line of natural tasting products. Like Ciao Bella, they list fruit as the first ingredient and do not use chemicals or corn syrups.

Double Rainbow We enjoyed Double Rainbow’s soy ice creams very much. Both flavors were top rated. We also enjoyed their sorbets even though they did contain other ingredients such as corn syrup as well as fruit purees. We felt it is worth the trip to Trader Joe’s to buy this product line.

Haagen Dasz we were not very impressed with their upscale sorbet flavor.

Overall we feel that these are a good alternative to ice creams as well as a good item to serve at a meat meal. If you like a strong fruit flavor Ciao Bella is our 1st pick and Sharon’s Sorbets a close second. If you like a more milder flavor, Pierre’s will do but you will be eating a product with higher calories,

Where to buy and get more information:



Ciao Bella www.ciaobellagelato.com/ Cost: $3.99/pint. Available at local supermarkets. Certified Kosher by Star-K

Double Rainbow www.doublerainbow.com Available at Trader’s Joes. Cost: $3.99/pint Certified Kosher by the OU


Haagen Dazs www.haagendazs.com/ available in local supermarkets. Premium Reserve available at Super Stop & Shop or soon at their web site Cost: $4.50/pint Certified Kosher by the OU

Pierre’s www.pierres.com/ Cost: $3.99/quart Available at local supermarkets like Shop Rite Kosher Certified Kosher by the OU


Sharon’s Sorbet www.sharons-sorbet.com Cost: $3.99/quart Available at local supermarkets Kosher Certified Kosher by the OU

Kosher Gourmet Reviews Ice Cream

Ice cream is a product savored by both children and adults. Eating iced treats is a treat that was eaten several centuries ago. Legend says is that Alexander the Great put flavorings in snow thus creating a snow cone. Another legend says that Marco Polo may have brought back recipes for ice cream from China. The Roman Emperor Nero used to have snow transported to Rome where it was mixed with fruit.

Ice cream made with a milk mixture was first recorded in Europe in Italy. Until the second half of the 19th century, ice cream was considered a luxury food since ice was difficult to obtain and store. In addition, ice cream had to be served immediately after being made since the freezer was not invented yet

When people were able to make ice and transport it to the city, it became possible for many to buy ice at a reasonable price. In the late 1830s, an ice-making machine was invented thus making ice cream more widely available. In 1846, a New Jersey woman named Nancy johnson, invented the hand-cranked freezer. As a result, ice cream sellers could then offer ice cream to the masses. When cheap refrigeration became commonplace, many vendors started offering their wares to the public. Commercial production was begun in North America in Baltimore, Maryland, 1851, by Mr. Jacob Fussell, now known as the father of the American ice cream industry.

Ice cream was introduced to America by colonists who brought their ice cream recipes with them. Many of our patriots like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were known to have enjoyed ice cream. Dolley Madison served ice cream at her husband's Inaugural Ball in 1813.

We bought some Breyers ice cream and received samples of ice cream from six companies: Creme CrémaillPre , Double Rainbow, Graeter’s, Haagen Dazs, Pierre’s and Sheer Bliss. We received vanilla, chocolate, coffee, pomegranate chip, and various specialty flavors. A group of five of us sat and spent nearly two hours tasting ice creams (poor us!). We did not know which ice cream was which to avoid prejudice based on preconceived feelings about specific brands. We judged the ice creams based on the following criteria: taste, color, consistency (smoothness), and price.

According to the International Ice Cream Association, the top two ice cream flavors are:
Vanilla, at 29% and Chocolate at 8.9%. Coffee is #13 at 1.6% and all others, are at 23.7%. All ice cream serving calorie information is for a ½ cup.

VANILLA
FAVORITE:
Graeter’s. Their vanilla was our favorite vanilla. It was praised for its intense vanilla flavor from vanilla beans and extract. It tasted rich and had a smooth consistency. It also had a nice aftertaste.
Calories/serving: 260
calories from fat: 150

EXCELLENT


Double Rainbow Vanilla. It tasted smooth, creamy, and rich.
Calories/serving: 250
calories from fat: 140

VERY GOOD

Creme Crémaillere . Their vanilla was tasty and tasted very custardy. We could see many vanilla flecks throughout the ice cream.
Calories/serving: 230
Calories from fat: 160

Haagen Dazs Vanilla. This ice cream tasted very sweet and was quite creamy with a rich velvety feel. There was a nice flavor with good balance between vanilla and cream

Calories/serving: 270
Calories from far: 160

Sheer Bliss Vanilla. This was also a very creamy ice cream. It had a good aftertaste and a creamy consistency. It had a crisp flavor and was not too sweet.

Calories/serving: 300
Calories from fat: 160


GOOD
Breyers All Natural Vanilla. It had a nice natural flavor and an okay taste. It did not taste very unique.

Calories/serving: 140
Calories from fat: 70

OK:
Pierre’s Ice Cream Company. Vanilla tasted bland without much vanilla flavor, perhaps
because vanilla is one of the last ingredients mentioned.

Calories/serving: 160
Calories from fat: 70

CHOCOLATE
FAVORITE
Graeter’s Chocolate. Just like Graeter’s Vanilla, their chocolate ice cream was our #1 choice. It had a strong, rich milk chocolate flavor, as opposed to other brands, which had a more bittersweet/cocoa flavor.

Calories/serving: 260
Calories from fat: 150


EXCELLENT

Creme Crémaillere Chocolate. It had a strong bittersweet chocolate flavor with cocoa overtones. There was a nice aftertaste and had a smooth true chocolate flavor. It was not too sweet.
Calories/serving: 240
Calories from fat: 130

Haagen Dazs Reserve Line Amazon Valley Chocolate Ice Cream. Of all the Reserve Line ice creams, this one was our favorite. It was bittersweet but had a balanced bitter taste as well as good chocolate flavor. It tasted the most like a high-quality bittersweet chocolate bar.

Calories/serving: 290
Calories from fat: 170


VERY GOOD
Breyers All Natural Chocolate. We liked it; had no aftertaste and a good consistency.

Calories/serving: 140
Calories from fat: 70


Double Rainbow Chocolate. It was very creamy and rich and had a great color. It has a slight bittersweet flavor, and when we opened the container a delicious chocolate smell wafted out of the container.

Calories/serving: 250
Calories from fat: 140

Sheer Bliss Chocolate
. It was the creamiest of all the ice creams we tried but did not have as much of a cocoa flavor. According to one reviewer it was "just right."

Calories/serving: 320
Calories from fat: 170


GOOD
Haagen Dazs Chocolate. This ice cream had a mild chocolate flavor and was creamy. It tasted a little dull.

Calories/serving: 270
Calories from far: 160

OK

Pierre’s Ice Cream Company Chocolate. This ice cream had a plain chocolate flavor. We felt it would be great in an ice cream sundae. My 7 year old son preferred it over the other brands.

Calories/serving: 160
Calories from fat: 70

Double Rainbow Chocolate. It was very creamy and rich and had a great color. It has a slight bittersweet flavor, and when we opened the container a delicious chocolate smell wafted out of the container.

Calories/serving: 250
Calories from fat: 140

Sheer Bliss Chocolate. It was the creamiest of all the ice creams we tried but did not have as much of a cocoa flavor. According to one reviewer it was "just right."

Calories/serving: 320
Calories from fat: 170



GOOD
Haagen Dazs Chocolate. This ice cream had a mild chocolate flavor and was creamy. It tasted a little dull.

Calories/serving: 270
Calories from far: 160

OK

Pierre’s Ice Cream Company Chocolate. This ice cream had a plain chocolate flavor. We felt it would be great in an ice cream sundae. My 7 year old son preferred it over the other brands.

Calories/serving: 160
Calories from fat: 70


POMEGRANATE ICE CREAM.

Pomegranate is a new flavor that seems to be gaining popularity due to published reports that pomegranate juice can lead to better health.

VERY GOOD

Haagen Dazs Reserve Line Pomegranate Chip. This was a fruity ice cream that had a good finish and was a cross between a sorbet and ice cream. Some said it tasted like strawberry

Calories/serving: 280
Calories from fat: 140

GOOD
Sheer Bliss Pomegranate Chip. This ice cream was sugary, creamy, and less fruity. Some people liked the chocolate shavings while others said they did not belong

Calories/serving: 320
Calories from fat: 170

COFFEEFAVORITE
Creme Crémaillere Coffee Chocolate Espresso Bean. This ice cream was one of the overall favorites of all the ice creams we tried. It had an excellent coffee flavor with delicious chunks of coffee beans.

Calories/serving: 260
Calories from fat: 150

VERY GOOD
Double Rainbow Coffee. This coffee ice cream had a balanced cafe-au-lait flavor.

Calories/serving: 250
Calories from fat: 130

GOOD
Haagen Dazs Light Mocha Chip. This light ice cream had a mild mocha flavor and was very creamy and tasted like Cappuccino. Others thought it bland and boring


Calories/serving: 220
Calories from fat: 70

OTHER FLAVORS

FAVORITE
Graeter’s Blackberry chip. Again Graeter’s was a panel favorite. It was
rich, creamy, and fruity. The chips (actually large chocolate chunks) were excellent.

Calories/serving: 290
Calories from fat: 180

VERY GOOD

Creme Crémaillere Creme Brulee. It tasted like creme brulee, with chunks of caramelized sugar; it had a velvety consistency.


Calories/serving: 280
Calories from fat: 140

Haagen Dazs Mayan Chocolate. This was an unusual chocolate because there was a very strong addition of cinnamon. Our panelists imagined it would taste good on apple pie. We tasted this flavor with the chocolates, but the strong cinnamon flavor clearly moves it into the "other" category. If you like cinnamon, this flavor is a superb combination.

Calories/serving: 310
Calories from fat: 170

GOOD

Haagen Dazs Reserve Line Hawaiian Lehua Honey & Sweet Cream Ice Cream. This ice cream tasted very buttery. However, the honey taste did not come through and it pales next to some of the other vanillas we tasted

Calories/serving: 270
Calories from fat: 150

Haagen Dazs Reserve Line Toasted Coconut Sesame Brittle ice cream. This ice cream had an interesting combination of flavors. Our panelists felt the coconut pieces were too big. Most felt it was too ambitious, with too many flavors in one pint.

Calories/serving: 300
Calories from fat: 160

OVERALL THOUGHTS
We felt that the Graeter’s ice creams were the best. Would we pay $70 for 6 pints to have them shipped to us? Maybe not. But if they were available locally, they were the ones to buy.

Breyers’ vanilla was a good ice cream and was enjoyed by all. Their chocolate ice cream was not as flavorful as some of the other chocolates we tried.

Nearly all the Creme CrémaillPre line of ice cream were rated excellent or very good. While we might not pay extra to have it delivered by mail, we would certainly purchase it if found nearby.

We enjoyed Double Rainbow’s vanilla and chocolate but were not as impressed by their coffee. We would drive to Trader Joe's to purchase their products. The price is also quite reasonable; it costs $3.99/quart vs. Haagen Dazs at $3.99/pint.

The Haagen Dazs Reserve line was interesting and very ambitious. However, the only flavor that was really great was the Amazon Valley Chocolate ice cream. The others were different and interesting but not worth the extra money. The regular Haagen Dazs ice cream was good too and the Mayan Chocolate was a treat.

We all thought Pierre’s ice cream had the least true vanilla or chocolate flavor. It was also the least rich in flavor due to the skim milk they use. We felt it would be great as part of a sundae or banana split..

I had tasted Sheer Bliss ice creams at the Fancy Food Show and thought they were excellent, but in our ratings the vanilla and chocolate fell short of some other brands. The metal can it comes in is pretty and makes a nice gift. However, it makes handling the ice cream container difficult.

Where to buy them and get more information:


Breyers http://www.breyers.com/breyers/ available at local supermarkets Cost: $4.50 a half gallon Certified Kosher by Kof-K


Creme CrémaillPre www.cremecremaillere.com Available at their website, Koshergourmetmart.com

(http://www.koshergourmetmart.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1425) or in some supermarkets in NJ. Cost:$75 for 6 pints Certified Kosher by KVH


Double Rainbow www.doublerainbow.com Available at Trader’s Joes. Cost: $3.99/quart Certified Kosher by the OU


Graeter’s: www.graeters.com Available in Midwest and online. Cost: $70 for 6 pints or $110 for 12 pints. / Certified kosher by Vaad Hoier of Cinicinnati


Haagen Dazs www.HaagenDazs.com/ Certified kosher by the OU available in local supermarkets. Premium Reserve available at Super Stop & Shop or soon at their web site


Sheer Bliss ice cream www.sheerblissicecream.com Certified Kosher by Kof-K Not available locally at this time.

kosher at fancy food show

We had a great time at the Fancy food show. The big kosher news was that Jelly Belly was going to be certified kosher by the OU. That should be exciting., It will include all their products not only their jelly beans. There were lots of exciting products around at the show and here is my report.


FROZEN DESSERTS
Choctal
This company lets you experience chocolate in 4 different ways using cocoa beans from 4 different countries including: Borneo, Costa Rica, Ghana and San dominican. They wach taste different. They also have a vanilla using vanilla beans from Madagascar. More vanillas and chocolate ice creams to come. Certified kosher by Kof-K

Gianni
Ice cream with flavors referring to NY landmarks such as 5th Ave. Dulce De Leche, Grand Central Vanilla and Wall Street Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
Certified kosher by Kof-K

Kulfi ice cream
Deliciously rich and creamy, Kool Freeze Kulfi is an exotic frozen dessert that has its origins in southern Asia. It is similar to ice cream but creamier, with a blend of unique eastern flavors. These ethnic flavors were directly influenced by Persian civilization. The Mughal Emperors introduced Kulfi to the Indian subcontinent, where it was originally mixed in clay pots, then frozen in molds, using ice brought down from the HimalayasFlavors include: Chikoo, Coconut,Faluda, Malai , Mango, Pistachio, Rose, Saffron, and Strawberry.
Certified kosher by Kof-K


CHOCOLATE/CONFECTION
Bissingers

Bissingers also just became kosher certified under the OU. The name "Bissinger" has long been linked to fine confections. The Bissinger family began creating their fine delicacies in 17th-century Paris, and at that time European nobility, heads of state, Ludwig of Bavaria and the Rothschilds were all loyal Bissinger enthusiasts. Bissinger's confections were once enjoyed by King Louis XIV and were used as a gift by Napoleon Bonaparte to his beloved Josephine upon his return from battle. In fact, Karl Frederic Bissinger, the company's namesake, was named the Confiseur Imperial, or "Candy Maker of the Empire," for excellence in the confectionery arts by Emperor Louis Napoleon.

Karl Bissinger left France in 1845, bringing his loyal master candy maker and all of the Bissinger family candy making secrets to the United States near Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1927, his son, also named Karl, opened the Bissinger candy making kitchens and first Bissinger shop in Saint Louis on McPherson Avenue.Certified kosher by OU

Dale And Thomas
New confections such as my favorite the PopPopPop Chocolate bar-chocolate combined with candy rocks (pop rocks). PopTruffle-chocolate truffle with a popcorn center and Popbar-a chocolate bar combined with popcorn.
Certified kosher by OU

Godiva Chocoiste
A new line of chocolate treats.
Pearls Dark, milk and mint
Caramel Bars
domes White Chocolate Domes with Raspberry Truffle Filling, Milk Chocolate Domes filled with Hazelnut Praline and Dark Chocolate Domes with Extra Dark Chocolate Filling.
Fruit and Nuts Succulent dried strawberries enveloped in smooth, rich Godiva milk chocolate, Succulent, tart, dried raspberries enveloped in deep, rich Godiva dark chocolate, and Crunchy whole roasted almonds enveloped in deep, rich Godiva dark chocolate
Certified kosher by OU (except Domes under SIKS Dairy from Italy)


Joseph Schmidt
They recently became kosher certified and have beautiful packaging and delicious chocolate. their truffles have flavors like sea salt caramel, pomegranate and double latte.Certified kosher by OU

V Chocolatier
They are a chocolate maker out of Utah. They make chocolates, caramels and toffees. They also made the cutest little chocolate frogs.
Certified kosher by OU


CANDY
Pure Fun

NO GMO'S, NO FD&C Colors, NO Casein, NO Gluten, NO Dairy, NO artificial flavors, NO dyes, NO Chemicals, NO Pesticides...nothing but Pure Fun™ Candy includes: cortton candy, Fruit rocks, jaw boulders, pinwheels and more
Certified kosher by Kof-K


YummyEarth
They introduced a new line of candy drops in the same flavors as their lollipops.
Certified kosher by Kof-K

BAKED GOODS
Dancing Deer
Introduced their Boston Cream cookie-a vanilla sandwich cookie with a chocolate ganache filling
Certified kosher by Star-D

Immaculate Baking Company
Better Bakes™ take and bake cookie dough made with organic ingredients! Available in 3 flavors (Chocolate Chunk, Vanilla Sugar and Triple Chocolate Chunk), our Better Bakes™ are made with only the finest ingredients and contain no trans fat, preservatives or artificial flavors!
Certified kosher by OU

FRUIT

Amazing Raisins
These raisins are naturally flavored with the aroma of a fruit such as orange. There are no preservatives, added salt or sweeteners. Flavors include: orange, lemon, strawberry and peach. My kids loved them.
Certified kosher by OU

Carica
The Chilean Carica, also known as Chilean Golden Papaya and Chilean Mountain Papaya, is a boutique fruit used as an extremely versatile gourmet product. The Carica enhances any dish from a simple appetizer to a green salad, a cold or hot dish, a special dessert, or even, an exotic drink or juice.Certified kosher in affiliation with the OU


SNACK FOODS
Lesser Evil
Krinkle Sticks All natural snacks, baked and not fried, no trans fats or saturated fats
Certified kosher by OU

Lily Popcorn
Movie style popcorn with 90 calories a bag
Certified kosher by OU

Popcorn, Indiana
3 new flavors including: spicy honey mustard kettlecorn, Summer picnic BBQ kettlecorn, and Smoked cheddar cheese kettlecorn.
Certified kosher by OU

Odell's Movie Theater Popcorn Kit
Odell's Premium Movie Theatre Popcorn Kit includes:
Jolly Time popcorn Odell's Classic Blend popping oil Odell's Original Popcorn Butter Cretors' popcorn saltCertified kosher by OU


SAUCES
Lafamaiglia

A delicious line of tomato sauces using family recipes like Aunt May Ane's Sunday Marinara and Chef John's Tomato Basil Masterpiece. Certified kosher by OU

DRINKS
Harney and Sons Iced Tea
Made from fresh-brewed organic teas, not concentrate, Only 5 grams of organic cane sugar and honey per bottle! These are not "sweet teas". Instead our bottled tea is real tea. We personally oversee the brewing of the tea, and have frequent taste tests to make sure the flavor is just what it should be. This newest sensation is available in Organic Peach, Organic Bangkok, Organic Green, Organic Black Currant and Organic Plain Pekoe.
Certified kosher by OU

Honest Tea
They have a new line of drinks called Honest Kids. Their new line of organic, low-sugar, fruit-flavored thirst quenchers offers a great-tasting alternative to sugar-laden beverages. Each pouch contains less than half the sugar of most other pouch drinks. My kids really loved them.
Certified kosher by OU

Luvli Juice
Delicious juices. Our favorite was Smashing Tomato which tastes like a gazpacho. It also has 100% of the daily value of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Other flavors include Zingy Carrot, Spicy Tomato and Mega Beet. Certified kosher by OU

VEGETABLES
Tillen Farms
Pickled vegetables from Washington that make great appetizers and snacks-my fave carrots.
Certified kosher by Orthodox Rabbinical Council of British Columbia

SPICES
Nomu
A South African company. They have spices, rubs, hot chocolates, and stirs - Just add hot water and olive oil for instant pestoKosher under Cape town Beis Din



Odell's Clarified butter
Odell's Gourmet Clarified Butter is always ready-to-use, and is excellent in soups, chowders, and hollandaise sauce. Due to its low moisture content Odell's Clarified Butter imparts a rich flavor without burning or scorching the sauces during cooking.
Certified kosher by OU

Seasoned Skewers
Certified kosher by OU


Real Salt
Near the small town of Redmond, in central Utah, approximately 200 miles south of Salt Lake City, they carefully extract this salt from deep within the earth, and bring it to you in its pure, natural state–without any additives, chemicals, or heat processing. This is RealSalt®, full of flavor and natural goodness–the way salt was meant to be savored! Compared to RealSalt brand salt, regular “table salts” and also many sea salts appear stark white because they have undergone harsh bleaching and refining. By contrast, RealSalt is extracted from deep within the earth, crushed, screened, and packaged without any bleaching or refining. RealSalt’s unique “pinkish” appearance and flecks of color come from more than 50 natural trace minerals, including iodine. I could taste the difference between table salt and Real Salt.Certified kosher by OU and for Passover


CHEESE
Mainland Cheddar Cheese.
They have an organic cheddar cheese Certified kosher by OKRoyal GeorgeThey will have sliced cheddar cheeses soon. They added a Double Gloucester with chives.
Certified kosher by OU


SOON TO BE KOSHER

Tea Forte
They have beautifully packaged teas.


Hint Water
The idea behind Hint is simple: pure water, nature's original refreshment, accented with a hint of natural flavor. No sugar, no artificial sweeteners: Hint is a refreshing alternative to sodas, juice and other sweetened drinks and it tastes great. Flavors include: Cucumber, Lime and Strawberry Kiwi
Certified kosher by OU