A lot of contraversy has surrounded agave nectar of late. What about yours?
I notice your nut butters are kosher certified. What does that mean? In the case of a nut butter, olives or olive oil, kosher certification means that a Rabbi or an observant Jew has supervised our production process to make sure that our products do not contain animal products. That is, no animal fat, meat or dairy is used. In the case of our roasted almond butter, for example, the oven is checked to make sure it is not being used to roast meat. The trays on which the almonds are placed are checked to make sure they have not been greased with animal fat. Furthermore, animal fat has not been used to grease the machinery. This avoidance of animal products has nothing to do with vegetarianism and it is not based on considerations of health, as ordinarily understood. Rather it is based upon a unique perspective:- It is the task of the Jewish people to get on with the work that was assigned to the Patriarch Abraham:- …and you shall be a blessing.. .and all the families of the earth shall
