Is sugar Kosher?

In this blog, we will look at what it means for food to be Kosher, along with the sourcing and manufacturing processes of our pure sugar products that mean they have been certified as Kosher.

Kosher is a label given to food that conforms to Jewish dietary regulations under the kashrut, or dietary law. The Jewish holy book, the Torah, sets out the laws of kashrut, dictating which foods Jewish people may eat and how they must be prepared.

Food grown from the earth, such as vegetables, sugar beet or sugar cane, is kosher if it meets requirements based on when and where it was grown and eaten. Kashrut law also requires certain foods to be prepared in particular ways and specifically by Jewish people, however, that does not apply to sugar.

The short answer: yes, all sugar is Kosher once certified. Ragus’ pure sugars and syrups are all certified Kosher, we source our beet sugar from Europe and cane sugar from African, Caribbean, South American and Pacific countries and keep our processes in line with kashrut law.

Ragus do not use any milk or animal products in any of the processes in our factory, whether manufacturing, filtering or in our packaging. All our work areas, at every point in the production process, from factory to distribution, are kept clean and uncontaminated, and our sugar products do not come into contact with any other foodstuff while in our factory.

When seeking Kosher certification, we did not have to change any of our processes as our factory is dedicated to sugar products exclusively, using modern, state-of-the-art equipment and processes. We pride ourselves on the excellence of our health and safety, the standard of production in our factory and the quality of our products.

Food producers and manufacturers are audited by kashrut certification agencies to certify that they comply with kashrut law all the way through their processes from planting to packaging.

Ragus has been certified Kosher by the London Beth Din Kashrut Division (KLBD). All our products bear the KLDB logo, meaning they are certified for year-round use under the Kosher Status of Pareve-non-Passover.

Ragus has over 90 years’ experience manufacturing pure sugars and syrups and has held Kosher Certification since 2013. To learn more about our products, please contact our Customer Services Team. To see more sugar news and updates, continue browsing SUGARTALK and follow Ragus on LinkedIn.