What is Pareve? | Pareve Gifts

PAREVE Foods that are neither meat nor dairy are called pareve. Common pareve foods are eggs, fish, fruit, vegetables, grains, unprocessed juices, pasta, soft drinks, coffee and tea and many candies and snacks.

 Pareve presents fewer kosher complexities than meat or dairy, but certain points must be known: This is significant because Jewish law does not allow one to Pareve food may be eaten with meat or milk cook or consume meat together with milk products.

Pareve food, however, may be eaten together with both meat and milk. Examples would be water, eggs, fish, and anything that is plant-derived, such as fruit, nuts and veggies.

Foods may lose their pareve status if processed on meat or dairy equipment or when additives are used.

Pure Chocolate, cookies and other snacks may not be processed with meat or meaty foods unless they are certified pareve.

Certain fruits, vegetables and grains must be checked for the presence of small insects and larvae, which are not kosher. Eggs must be checked for the presence of blood spots, which are not kosher.

Since meat and dairy utensils are also kept separate, dishes that are used for neither meat nor dairy are also known as “parve.” Pareve  can be used with both dairy and meat, if an item can be designated as pareve, it will have a wider market.

 A pareve product will bear a plain “OK” symbol or an “OK Pareve” symbol.

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