Can you eat marshmallow for Passover?

Answer 1

The answer depends on your religion. If you're Christian or Muslim, you're in the clear; there are no prohibitions on cornbread dressing during passover.

For Jews, the answer depends on your particular outlook. The Torah has no proscription specifically against maize, it merely says that no leavened bread may be consumed during Passover. For Karaite Jews, who reject Talmudic law and only follow the Torah, that's all they need to know. Since the Torah does not mention corn, corn is fine.

Most Jews, however, follow the Talmud, which is a body of laws created by rabbis, derived from the Torah. According to the Talmud, corn is a leavened grain, because it expands when moistened and cooked. Therefore, orthodox and conservative Jews cannot eat any sort of corn product during Passover, including cornbread dressing.

Jewish Answer:

Sephardi Jews can eat corn and items made with corn during Passover. Ashkenazi Jews do not eat corn during Passover. It has nothing to do with whether the person is orthodox or not.

Answer 2

Not if you are of Ashkenazi heritage, with ancestors coming from Russia, Poland, England etc. Only Sephardic Jews eat corn and corn products on Passover.

**ETA: It is also a personal choice. Once you are in your own household you make your own decisions about how you practice religion. If you are wondering in terms of having Jewish company during Passover and you aren't sure what you can make for meals, ask them what their preferences are.**

Answer 3

Marshmallow is a little problematic with respect to its status under Jewish dietary law.

The issue is that marshmallows contain Gelatin, and this gelatin usually is made from animal connective tissue (bones and hides, mainly).

A lot of gelatin manufacturers don't really want to go to the trouble of ensuring that they use only tissue from kosher animals (which means more than just that the animals themselves are not forbidden; the animals must also be slaughtered in a specified way), so the gelatin winds up being not kosher and the marshmallows are therefore not kosher.

However, let's assume that the marshmallows are made with kosher gelatin from kosher beef hides. [Note: the majority of kosher gelatin is derived from fish or seaweed] No problem, then, right?

Not right, for Passover. The oil used can be problematic. Corn, canola and soybean oils are not kosher for Passover, so other oils like cottonseed or walnut must be used. Because these are used as "processing aids" and not actual ingredients, they aren't required to be listed on the package.

If you want to ensure that you are getting marshmallows that are okay for you to eat during Passover, look for a certification on the package by an organization you trust specifically stating that the product is kosher for Passover.

Simple AnswerYes, you can eat kosher for Passover marshmallows during Passover. These marshmallows are readily available at kosher food stores.

Answer 4

There are kosher for Passover cereals available. The packaging has to be labeled kosher for Passover.

Answer 5

It depends on your custom. Sefardim will eat it if it was properly supervised, but Ashkenazim, who don't eat Kitneos, won't eat corn syrup.

Answer 6

Only if it says "Kosher for Passover" on the label.

Answer 7

Ashkenazim (Western Jews) do not.