a guide to chodosh - Ner Gavriel

varying ratios. It should be noted that some food starch (about10 grams per 100 pound) is added to flour during bleachingand enriching. For food starch, see Section 3.13.THE FOLLOWING ARE WITH HASHGOCHO, NO NEEDTO CHECK DETAILS***********************************************Note: The reason we assigned the category of אב to theseitems is that poskim that we had consulted all agreed thatmalt in baking flour, but not necessarily in other foods, isbotul. Therefore, we could list this as ‏,א Yoshon withhashgocho at all times. However, there may be those whochoose to be machmir on malt even in baking flour.ב Therefore, for their benefit we also attached the categoryand will give code information, if available.)bag. Haddar flour is Yoshon if marked Yoshon on the אבUnder the hashgocho of Khal Adath Jeshurun.Kemach Kemach regular white flour is always from winter אבwheat. Under hashgocho of Rav Nussen N. Horowitz. Themalt in this flour may be Chodosh starting a packing date ofJan 1, code Jul 1, 07 (18 months after packing.)Mishpacha white baking flour with a Yoshon label is אבYoshon under the hashgocho of Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, theNirabator Rav.*****THE FOLLOWING ARE WITHOUT HASHGOCHO, NONEED TO CHECK DETAILSPillsbury Self-Rising Flour is always Yoshon and contains גno malt. (For other flour see גד below)***************************************Note: The reason we assigned the category of גד to thefollowing item is that poskim that we had consulted all agreedthat malt in baking flour, but not necessarily in other foods, isbotul. Therefore, we could list these as ג , Yoshon withouthashgocho at all times. However, there may be those whochoose to be machmir on malt even in baking flour.ד Therefore, for their benefit we also attached the categoryand give code information)Gold Medal white flour from factory L, K or KC uses גדonly winter wheat. Malt may be Chodosh after Jan 15, codeJuly 15 06 (18 months after packing.) . Factory code GFChodosh as of the packing date of Oct 1,code Apr 1 06. GoldMedal Wondra flour is always from winter wheat (For otherflour see ד below.) (Factory code consists of the letters justbefore or after the date on the package.page 24Ceresota white flour for home baking contains 100% גדwinter wheat. Probable Chodosh date for malt is Jan 15, code:best by use date of July 15 06 (18 months after packing.)ConAgra H&R (Hotel and Restaurant) flour from factory גדMC is always Yoshon. Malt may be Chodosh staring thepacking date of Jan 15 code MC011505 (MC=factory, 01=Jan,15=day, 05=year)..Heckers white flour contains 100% winter wheat. Probable גדChodosh date for malt is Jan 15, code best by use date of July15 06 (18 months after packing.)King Arthur white flour uses winter wheat. Probable גדChodosh date for malt is Jan 15, code best by use date of Jan15 05 (12 months after packing.)Martha White all purpose grocery white flour is always גדfrom winter wheat. Dating code not known. Malt is safe atleast to Jan. 15Pathmark white flour always from winter wheat. Regarding גדmalt, it may be Chodosh starting Jan 15, code Oct 15 2005 (9months after packing.)use, Pillsbury The regular all purpose white flour for home גדbleached and unbleached from mills L, E are from 100%winter wheat. From factory A the probable Chodosh date isSept 2, code I4A02 (I=Sept in alph order, 4=year, A=factory,02=day.) For malt the code for Jan 15 is A5A15 (A=Jan inalph order, 5=year, A=factory, 15=day.)Publix all purpose white grocery flour sold is from winter גדwheat. Dating code not known. Malt is safe at least to Jan. 15Thrifty Maid all purpose white grocery flour sold in גדWinn-Dixie stores is from winter wheat . Dating code notknown. Malt is safe at least to Jan. 15Vita spelt flour from Purity Foods. The whole grain spelt דflour is Yoshon. The white spelt flour may be Chodosh startingwith the packing date of Sept 1, code March 1 05 (6 monthsafter packing.)************************************************THE FOLLOWING WITHOUT HASHGOCHO, NEED TOCHECK DETAILSGiant white flour contains 25% spring wheat. The probable דChodosh date for the spring wheat is Sept 1, code Sept 1 05 (1yr after packing.)Gold Medal white flour from mill H, or GF the flour is a דblend with about 50% spring wheat. Spring wheat probableChodosh date is Aug 20, code FEB20, 2006H (18 months afterpacking). (The factory code is the first letter or 2 letters afterthe date stamped on the package.)hashgocho, Yoshon‏=א with ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------no checking of codes; Yoshon‏=ב with hashgocho must check codesChodosh‏=ח codes; No‏=ד hashgocho check codes; No‏=ג hashgocho, no need to check24