Ask the Rabbi – Is apple sauce with calcium lactate parve?
Ask the Rabbi – Is apple sauce with calcium lactate parve?Dear Rabbi, In looking at ingredients in apple sauce, I see that some apple sauces include calcium or calcium lactate. I am assuming that is a milk derivative. Is apple sauce with calcium lactate parve? Thank you! DebbieAnswer: Dear Debbie, Thanks for writing. Your question is very appropriate given today’s complicated world of kashrut regulations, derived chemicals, synthetic food additives, …. Did you know that sodium caseinate renders any product dairy, even though sometimes “dairy-free” is printed on the label? With regards to calcium lactate, I found several resources that might be helpful: • A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives, Updated Fourth Edition, by Ruth Winters • The Additives Guide, by Christopher HughesI found that information on “Lactate – Lactylate – Lactalbumin – Caseinate” is inconsistent. The same additive often can be derived either from dairy or non-dairy sources. Both the manufacturing process and t
