Study on the Dietary Laws Outlined in the Bible
The Most High has given His commandments on what it is that we are authorized to eat and what is not authorized to be eaten. He refers to these things in the manner of Clean animals or Unclean animals. His commandments pertaining to the dietary laws is outlined in Leviticus Chapter 11 and Deuteronomy 14.
One thing that our people are known for eating is the pig and as it is mentioned in Leviticus 11:7 and in Deuteronomy 14:8, the pig is unclean for us to eat. And if one truly puts thought into it, then one would see how the creator is perfect in all His ways by designing animals to clean up behind us. The pig will eat absolutely anything you feed it. It is like a living garbage can and if we eat the pig, then essentially we eat what it eats. The same goes for all the bottom feeders that are in the ocean. Would you eat a sucker fish? It cleans up the 'poop' from the tank that all the other fish deposit. So, would we go behind it and eat it? Well, the same applies for all of the lobster, crawfish, shrimp, crabs, shark meat, etc. These animals that do not have scales or fins are unclean to us for the same reason that the pig is unclean to the human body. Thus the reason for all of the sicknesses and illnesses that our people must suffer for disobedience in eating these unclean animals (Deuteronomy 28:59).
If we turn back to Abba AhaYah's laws then we will be able to live a healthy and clean lifestyle.
Leviticus 11:1-47:
1 "And Ahayah spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon, saying to them,
2 "Speak to the children of Yisrael, saying, 'These are the living creature which you do eat among all the beasts that are on the earth:
3 Whatever has a split hoof completely divided, chewing the cud, among the beasts, that you do eat. Only, these you do not eat among those that chew the cud or those that have a split hoof completely divided, chewing the cud, among the beasts, that you do eat.
4 Only, these you do not eat among those that chew the cud or those that have a split hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but does not have a split hoof, it is unclean to you;
5 and the rabbit, because it chews the cud but does not have a split hoof, it is unclean to you;
6 and the hare, because it chews the cud but does not have a split hoof, it is unclean to you;
7 and the pig, though it has a split hoof, completely divded, yet does not chew the cud, it is unclean to you.
8 'Their flesh you do not eat, and their carcasses you do not touch. They are unclean to you.
9 'These you do eat of all that are in the waters: any one that has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas or in the rivers, that you do eat.
10. 'But all that have not fins and scales in the seas and in the rivers, all that move in the waters or any living creature which is in the waters, they are an abomination to you.
11 'They are an abomination to you - of their flesh you do not eat, and their carcasses you abominate.
12 'All that have not fins or scales in the waters is an abomination to you.
13 'And these you do abominate among the birds, they are not eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the black vulture,
14 and the hawk, and the falcon after its kind,
15 every raven after its kind,
16 and the ostrich, and the nighthawk, and the seagull, and the hawk after its kind,
17 and the little owl, and the fisher owl, and the great owl,
18 and the white owl, and the pelican, and the carrion vulture,
19 and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 'All flying insects that creep on all fours is an abomination to you.
21 'Only, these you do eat of every flying insect that creeps on all fours: those which have jointed legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth.
22. 'These of them you do eat: the locust after its kind, and the destroying locusts after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.
23. 'But all other flying insects which have four feet is an abomination to you.
24. 'And by these you are made unclean, anyone touching the carcass of any of them is unclean until evening,
25. and anyone picking up part of the carcass of any of them has to wash his garments, and shall be unclean until the evening.
26. 'Every beast that has a split hoof not completely divided, or does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. Anyone who touches their carcass is unclean.
27. 'And whatever goes on its paws, among all the creatures that go on all fours, those are unclean to you. Anyone who touches their carcass is unclean until evening,
28. and he who picks up their carcass has to wash his garments, and shall be unlean until evening. They are unclean to you.
29. 'And these are unclean to you among the creeping creatures that creep on the earth: the mole, and the mouse, and the tortoise after its kind,
30. and the gecko, and the land crocodile, and the sand reptile, and the sand lizard, and the chameleon.
31. 'These are unclean to you among all that creep. Anyone who touches them when they are dead becomes unclean until evening.
32. 'And whatever any of them in its dead state falls upon, becomes unclean, whether it is any wooden object or garment or skin or sack, any object in which work is done, it is put in water. And it shall be unclean until evening, then it shall be clean.
33. 'Any earthen vessel into which any of them falls, whatever is in it becomes unclean, and you break it.
34. 'Any of the food which might be eaten on which water comes, becomes unclean, and any drink which might be drunk from it becomes unclean.
35. 'And on whatever any of their carcass falls becomes unclean - an oven or cooking range - it is broken down. They are unclean, and are unclean to you.
36. 'But a fountain or a well, a collection of water, is clean, but whatever touches their carcass is unclean.
37. 'And when any of their carcass falls on any planting seed which is to be sown, it is clean.
38. 'But when any water is put on the seed and any part of any such carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you.
39. 'And when any of the beasts which are yours for food dies, he who touches its carcass has to wash his garments, and shall be unclean until evening.
40. 'And he who eats of its carcass has to wash his garments, and shall be unclean until evening. And he who picks up its carcass has to wash his garments, and shall be unclean until evening.
41. 'And every creeping creatures that creeps on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten.
42. 'Whatever crawls on on its stomach, and whatever goes on all fours, and whatever has many feet among all creeping creatures that creep on the earth, these you do not eat, for they are an abomination.
43. 'Do not make yourselves abominable with any creeping creature that creeps, and do not make yourselves unclean with them, lest you be defiled by them.
44. 'For I am Ahayah your Master, and you shall set yourselves apart. And you shall be set-apart, for I am set-apart. And do not defile yourselves with any creeping creature that creeps on the earth.
45. 'For I am Ahayah who is bringing you up out of the land of Mistrayim (Egypt) to be your Master. And you shall be set-apart, for I am set-apart.
46. 'This is the Torah of the beasts and the birds and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,
47. to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living creature that is eaten and the living creature that is not eaten.' "
Based on the dietary laws, we have learned that unclean animals and insects are not to be consumed.
It is a fact that major commercial producers provide store products that contains animal fats sourced from either vegetable fats, cow, pork or a combination of all three. They have taken it a step further to hide the true name of the products under different labels, to keep the consumer's buying their products even if it goes against one's belief.
It is time for us to educate ourselves for the benefit of our family and our children so that we are not going against the Most High's dietary laws.
Here are some examples of these labels that really mean pork or are harmful for consumption:
The biggest hitters in our products is mono and diglycerides or monoglyceride. This contains pork and should not be consumed. We have found this ingredient in butter, margerine, bread, candy, chips, sauces, crescent rolls, pie crusts, pre-cooked pies, etc. You name it, it is probably in it.
monoglyceride
Commercial source: vegetable, synthetic, or animal (cow- or hog-derived).
Used in: bakery products, beverages, ice cream, chewing gum, shortening, whipped toppings, margarine, confections.
Definition: A common food additive used to blend together ingredients, such as oil and water, which normally do not blend together.
glyceride
Commercial source: vegetable, synthetic, or animal (cow- or hog-derived).
Used in: bakery products, beverages, ice cream, chewing gum, peanut butter, shortening, chocolate, whipped toppings, candy, frozen desserts, jelly, and margarine.
Definition: A common food additive used principally to blend together, and keep together, ingredients which normally do not mix well, such as oil and water.
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anticaking agent
Also known as: free-flow agent.
Commercial source: vegetable, animal (cow- or hog-derived)-mineral.
Examples: cornstarch, calcium stearate
Used in: seasonings, table salt, table sugar, powered foods such as instant breakfast drinks, and soft-drink mixes.
Definition: An additive which prevents other ingredients in foods from sticking together.
anticaking agentsanti-caking agents are derived from either vegetable, animal (cow or hog) minerals, the best salt to use is Canning or Pickling salt. It does not contain any anticaking agents (calcium silicate, silicon dioxide, sodium aluminosilicate, dicalcium phosphate . However, it may form lumps in humid weather. Natural products such as talc, kaolin, potato starch and microcrystalline cellulose (E460) are also used in anticaking agents.
calcium stearate
Commercial source: mineral-vegetable, mineral-animal (cow- or hog-derived).
Used in: garlic salt, dry molasses, vanilla, vanillin powder, salad dressing mix, meat tenderizers.
Definition: An additive which helps make ingredients blend well together. It also may function as an additive which prevents dry ingredients from sticking together.
It's an insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water
clarifying agent
Also known as: fining agent, clarifier.
Commercial source: animal (egg, milk, gelatin, fish bladder protein known as isinglass) or mineral.
Used in: wine, vinegar, soft drinks, beer, fruit juice.
Definition: A substance used to filter small particles out of liquids in order to make the liquids clear.
emulsifier
Also known as: surface acting agent, surfactant, wetting agent.
Commercial source: vegetable, synthetic, animal (cow- or hog-derived, eggs, milk).
Exists in: living organisms.
Used in: processed foods, shortening, margarine, peanut butter, dry mixes, ice cream, soft drinks, some dairy products, candy, pickles, nondairy creamer, chocolate, baked goods.
Examples:: mono- and diglycerides, lecithin, propylene glycol mono-stearate, polysorbates 60, 65, and 80, calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate.
Definition: A large class of food additives which helps unlike ingredients (e.g., water and oil), mix and stay mixed.
enzyme
http://www.strivingafterwind.com/a-guide-to-kosher
http://www.beta-glucan-info.com/enzymes_from_different_sources.htm
http://veganmindedblog.com/81/qa-how-do-you-know-what-cheeses-are-vegetarian/
Commercial source: bacterial, fungal, vegetable, or animal (cow- or hog-derived). Certain food uses rely on one source more than others. See entries on individual enzymes for more information..
Used in: baked goods, cheese, foods containing sugars derived from corn, meat tenderizers.
Examples:: lactase, lipase, papain, pectinase, protease, rennet, trypsin.
Definition: A protein added to foods as a modifier.
fat
Commercial source: vegetable or animal (cow- or hog-derived).
Exists in: many foods, especially eggs, dairy, meat, nuts and seeds, and synthetic form.
Examples: lard, tallow, palm oil, soybean oil, cocoa butter.
Definition: One of the three classes of nutrients necessary for human health.
fatty acid
Commercial source: animal (cow- or hog-derived), vegetable, or synthetic.
Exists in: many foods, especially oils.
Examples: palmitic acid, stearic acid.
Definition: A major component of fats.
gelatin
Commercial source: animal (cow- or hog-derived).
Used in: Puddings, yogurt, ham coatings, marshmallows, sour cream, frozen desserts, cheese spreads, soft drinks, pill capsules, wine and juice.
Definition: An animal protein used especially for its thickening and gelling properties.
Product information: "Vegetable gelatins," which are not gelatin at all, are vegetable or synthetic substances that mimic some of the properties of gelatin. According to an employee at Vyse Gelatin Co., soft gel capsules usually contain a mixture of pig- and beef-derived gelatin. Pig-derived gelatin is certified kosher by some kosher agencies.
glyceride
Commercial source: vegetable, synthetic, or animal (cow- or hog-derived).
Used in: bakery products, beverages, ice cream, chewing gum, peanut butter, shortening, chocolate, whipped toppings, candy, frozen desserts, jelly, and margarine.
Definition: A common food additive used principally to blend together, and keep together, ingredients which normally do not mix well, such as oil and water.
Product information: Employees of Riken Vitamin (in 2007) and Caravan Ingredients (in 2009) told us that almost all glycerides today (both mono- and diglycerides) are produced from vegetable sources although some are sourced from animal fats. The most common sources are soybean oil and palm oil. Most companies surveyed use vegetable sources to manufacture the majority (over 80%) of glycerides in human foods.
Animal sources are often used for industrial and pet food applications but some may be used to make human foods. Employees at Caravan
Ingredients told us that their kosher-certified glycerides are all-vegetable. In the case of synthetic glycerides, glycerin (often from vegetable sources) is a common starting material.
glycerol
Also known as: glycerine or glycerin.
Commercial source: vegetable, synthetic, animal (cow- or hog-derived).
Used in: marshmallows, candy, confections, gelatin desserts, soft drinks, some meat products, and baked goods.
Definition: Glycerol is most often used as a component to make glycerides. It helps to extend shelf-life by retaining moisture.
Product information: The Director of Sales in glycerol at Cargill, a major manufacturer of glycerol, told us that they use only soybean oil. Dow Chemical Co. reports that its synthetic glycerol has propylene (a petrochemical) as one of its starting materials.
lard
Also known as: lard oil, pork fat, pork oil.
Commercial source: animal (hog).
Used in: refried beans, chewing gum, baked goods, processed foods, maple syrup production.
Definition: Always of animal origin, lard is the purified, internal fat from the stomach of the hog.
Lecithin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin
lipase
http://www.diet-and-health.net/Supplements/Lipase.html
Commercial source: animal (typically hog- or cow-derived), fungal.
Used in: cheese, cheese products, margarine, ice cream, cream, chocolate confections.
Definition: The general term for enzymes which break down fats.
magnesium stearate
http://ezinearticles.com/?Magnesium-Stearate&id=200360
Commercial source: mineral-vegetable or mineral- animal (cow- or hog-derived).
Used in: candy, sugarless gum, pharmaceutical tablets.
Definition: An additive which may be used as a preservative, or as a substance which blends together ingredients which do not normally blend (such as oil and water).
maple sugar
Commercial source: vegetable. Sometimes (especially by small-scale, traditional producers), the maple syrup is treated with a very small amount of animal (cow or hog) fat, or a dairy product, such as butter or cream. Most modern producers use synthetic compounds in order to reduce foaming during production.
Used in: pancake syrup, breakfast cereal, candy.
Definition: The dry form of maple syrup.
Typically Vegan
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maple syrup
Commercial source: vegetable. Sometimes (especially by small-scale, traditional producers), the maple syrup is treated with a very small amount of animal (cow or hog) fat, or a dairy product, such as butter or cream. Most modern producers use synthetic compounds in order to reduce foaming during production.
Used in: pancake syrup, breakfast cereal, candy.
Definition: A tree-derived sweetener in liquid form.
monoglyceride
Commercial source: vegetable, synthetic, or animal (cow- or hog-derived).
Used in: bakery products, beverages, ice cream, chewing gum, shortening, whipped toppings, margarine, confections.
Definition: A common food additive used to blend together ingredients, such as oil and water, which normally do not blend together.
oleic acid
Also known as: cis-9-octadecenoic acid.
Commercial source: Typically animal (cow- or -hog-derived).
Exists in: many plants and animals, and in synthetic form.
Used in: beverages, ice cream, confections, baked goods.
Definition: A component of some fats which may be used as a flavoring or binder in foods.
palmitic acid
Also known as: n-hexadecanoic acid.
Commercial source: animal (cow- or hog-derived) or vegetable.
Used in: baked goods, butter and cheese flavorings.
Definition: A component of fat which is used to make unlike ingredients, such as oil and water, blend together in foods.
Production information: Witco Corp., one of three largest manufacturers of fatty acids, reports that they do have kosher varieties which are all -vegetable, coming from soya oil, although most of their palmitic acid is animal-derived
pancreatin
Also known as: pancreatic extract, Hi-Vegi-Lip.
Commercial source: animal (cow- or hog-derived).
Definition: A mixture of enzymes used as a digestive aid.
pepsin
Commercial source: animal (hog- or cow-derived).
Used in: cheese and cheese products, digestive aids.
Definition: An enzyme used to break down proteins
polysorbate
Commercial source: Typically a composite of animal, vegetable, and synthetic substances.
Used in: Gelatin products, salad dressings, baked goods, candy, soups, ice cream, nondairy creamer, artificial toppings, chocolate, pickles, spreads, soft drinks.
Examples: Polysorbate 80, polysorbate 60.
Definition: A common class of food additive most frequently used to blend together ingredients, such as oil and water, which normally do not blend well.
Production information: Stepan Co., a manufacturer of polysorbates, reports that all polysorbates at their plant are from vegetable sources. Lonza Inc., another manufacturer, reports that their kosher polysorbates are from vegetable oils and their non-kosher poly-sorbates may be from animal fats. PPG Industries, Inc., which also produces polysorbates, reports that their kosher polysorbates are of vegetable origin.
polysorbate 60
Also known as: polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate.
Commercial source: Typically a composite of animal, vegetable, and synthetic substances.
Used in: powdered processed foods, beverage mixes, chocolate coatings, frozen desserts, cakes, dry mixes, doughnuts, artificial chocolate coatings, nondairy whipped cream and creamers, salad dressings not containing egg yolks, vitamin supplements.
Definition: A common food additive used to blend together ingredients, such as oil and water, which normally do not blend well.
polysorbate 80
Also known as: polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate.
Commercial source: Typically a composite of animal, vegetable, and synthetic substances.
Used in: nondairy whipped cream, nondairy coffee creamers, baked goods, ice cream, frozen custard, shortening, vitamin and mineral supplements.
Definition: A common additive used to blend ingredients, such as oil and water, which normally do not blend well.
Production information: PPG Industries Inc. and Stepan Co., two manufacturers of polysorbate 80, report that all of their polysorbate 80 is of vegetable origin.
processing aid
Commercial source: animal (egg, milk, or cow- or hog-derived), vegetable, mineral, synthetic.
Used in: sugar, wine, juice, beer.
Examples: charcoal, papain, gelatin, cow bone filter.
Definition: Anything added to food ingredients or foods during processing, and completely (or mostly) removed before being sold. A processing aid is commonly used to aid filtration or remove unwanted color/flavor.
protease
Commercial source: animal, vegetable, bacterial, fungal. Certain proteases have typical sources. See entries for the examples for more details.
Examples: rennin, pepsin, trypsin, papain, bromelain, lactase.
Used in: meat tenderizers, sausage curing, dough conditioning, beer.
Definition: A general name for all enzymes which break down proteins.
sodium stearoyl lactylate
Commercial source: mineral-vegetable-microbial or mineral-animal (cow- or hog-derived)-microbial.
Used in: bakery mixes, baked products, dehydrated fruits and vegetables and juices made from them, frozen desserts, liquid shortenings, pancake mixes, precooked instant rice, pudding mixes, coffee whiteners, margarine.
Definition: A common food additive often used to condition dough or to blend together ingredients which do not normally blend, such as oil and water.
Production information: Archer Daniels Midland Co., a manufacturer of sodium stearoyl lactylate reports that their product is of vegetable origin; the lactic acid is produced from microbial fermentation and the stearic acid, from soy oil. Sodium is a mineral which is added.
stearic acid
Also known as: n-octadecanoic acid.
Commercial source: vegetable, animal (cow- or hog-derived), or synthetic.
Exists in: vegetable and animal oils, animal fats, cascarilla bark extract, and in synthetic form.
Used in: butter flavoring, vanilla flavoring, chewing gum, fruit waxes, butter. Stearic acid is also used to make many other food additives. (See calcium stearate).
Definition: A common additive most often used as a binder in foods.
May Be Non-Vegetarian
Production information: Archer Daniels Midland Co., a manufacturer of stearic acid, reports that they use soybean oil. Witco Corp., one of the
three largest manufacturers of stearic acid, reports that they do have a kosher stearic acid which is all-vegetable, coming from soy oil, although most of their stearic acid is animal-derived, coming from cow and hog sources. Allan Chemical Corp. reports that kosher stearic acid, and its derivatives such as calcium stearate, do not necessarily have to be vegetable-derived
triglyceride
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglyceride
trypsin
Commercial source: animal (cow- or hog-derived).
Used in: cheese and cheese products.
Definition: A common digestive enzyme.
References:
http://www.vrg.org/ingredients/index.php
http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2008issue3/update_renet.htm
http://www.ou.org/kosher/kosherqa/cert.htm
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-War-on-Pork
http://www.strivingafterwind.com/a-guide-to-kosher
http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2008issue4/vj2008issue4koshergelatin.htm
- " The OU does certify as kosher the bovine gelatin derived from cattle slaughtered in kosher fashion. To the best of our knowledge, there are two companies that produce gelatin certifiable according to OU standards. One of them is Glatech Productions, a New Jersey-based company that produces Kolatin® brand kosher gelatin. An officer at Glatech told us that Kolatin® is derived from the hides of glatt (a Jewish term referring to an animal whose internal organs are adhesion-free) kosher cattle raised in the U.S. and slaughtered in kosher fashion. There are other kosher-certifying agencies that will certify as kosher food products containing pig-derived gelatin. Ko Kosher of Philadelphia is one such agency. They certify products from more than 200 companies, including General Mills, Hershey Foods, Jelly Belly, and GNC. According to Rabbi Novoseller of Ko Kosher, gelatin is not a food. At one time during its processing, when the bones and hides of animals are treated with acid during the gelatin extraction process, gelatin was not a food. In fact, it was "inedible even to a dog," referring to a commonly known Jewish test of what is or is not a food. According to Jewish dietary laws, "If something is not a food, it cannot be non-kosher." Therefore, according to Rabbi Novoseller, gelatin is kosher, regardless of animal species and slaughter method."
http://www.beta-glucan-info.com/enzymes_from_different_sources.htm
http://www.theisraelofgodrc.com/CUPL.html#Candy
http://ezinearticles.com/?Magnesium-Stearate&id=200360
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