What’s Kosher for Passover at Trader Joe’s {NOT UPDATED FOR 2022}

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2022 Update: Please note that this list is NOT being updated for 2022, for a number of a reasons. First and foremost, because now that I live in Israel, updating this list without being able to physically go into the stores is very challenging. I paid assistants to do this work last year, but there were issues with conflicting information, which caused a lot of drama. Another reason is because this is a product that I provide EXCLUSIVELY to subscribers to my newsletter. A ton of time and labor went into preparing this list (and the Costco one), and I offered it for free as a gift for my subscribers. Yet many people were sharing this list on private WhatsApp groups, Facebook groups, etc, without subscribing. I was especially disheartened to see that some people even tried to rebrand this list as their own product and distribute it. Given those limitations, I decided it was best not to update this list for 2022. The information contained below is from the 2021 Passover Guides and has not been updated. I wish everyone a successful season of KLP shopping! If you have Trader Joe’s specific questions, there is a Trader Joe’s Kosher Facebook group (not affiliated with me in any way), which is quite active and will likely be able to help you.

Because I know you love Trader Joe’s…

I have made it my business to share an updated copy of this list every year with you. I will say that this task is not quite as easy as when I lived down the street from a TJs, but thanks to some on-the-ground helpers, I still got you covered!

Even more exciting than this update is that this year, I have created a PDF version, which you can download to your phone or print out at home to bring with you to the store. Here’s a sneak peek of what it looks like:

To get your copy, just leave your email address below, and I’ll send it to you right away!

Before you dig into the list, I would be remiss if I didn’t  include this multi-part disclaimer:

  • I am not a rabbi, nor do I play one on the Internet. I am not paskening, I am posting. If you have any questions, please consult with your actual rabbi.
  • Different communities have different standards. This list reflects the Ashkenazic standards outlined in the OU Guide for Pesach and the CRC Guide for Pesach.
  • Not all Trader Joe’s stores carry the same products. There are regional variances in product selection and price, as well as in hechsherim. If you find different products, prices or hechsherim at your store, I’d love to hear from you. Please email me pictures, if at all possible, and I will update this post!

Acceptable for Use Without Any Hechsher (Regular or KLP)

Trader Joe's Fruit

Fresh Fruit

Trader Joe's Vegetables

Fresh Vegetables

Note: I have also heard that some stores are carrying KLP bagged salads. Per the CRC, you can also buy bagged veggies without KLP certification, but they recommend that you purchase before the holiday.

Trader Joe's Eggs

Eggs – It is recommended that you buy them before Pesach. 

Trader Joe's Milk

Milk – Again, it is recommended that you buy it before Pesach. 

Trader Joe's Bottled Water

Bottled Spring Mountain Water – Unflavored

Trader Joe's Flowers

Flowers – I know that flowers aren’t food and therefore, obviously, don’t need a hechsher – Passover or otherwise. But the frugalista in me doesn’t buy a lot of fresh flowers, so on Erev Pesach, I love to be able to treat myself.

Acceptable for Use Without Passover Hechsher

Trader Joe's Raw Whole Cashews

Trader Joe’s Cashews – Raw, whole or pieces

Trader Joe's Raw Almonds

Trader Joe’s Almonds – Raw, whole or pieces

Trader Joe's Raw Pecan Halves

Trader Joe’s Pecans – Whole or Halves

Trader Joe's Organic Thompson Seedless Raisins Trader Joe's Thompson Seedless Raisins

Thompson Seedless Raisins 
No Passover certification required as long as “oil” doesn’t appear on the ingredients list.

Trader Joe's Ground Coffee

Ground Coffee – Regular, Unflavored, Not Decaffeinated

Trader Joe's Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Trader Joe’sTrader Joe’s Organic Triple Filtered Virgin Coconut Oil
Note: The can must bear the BCK symbol and should be purchased prior to yomtov.

Trader Joe's Empire Chicken

Empire Chicken & Turkey – It is recommended that you buy before Pesach.

Trader Joe's Orange Juice Concentrate

Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate (p. 56, Star-K Guide)

Trader Joe's Frozen Fruit

Frozen Fruit  — Frozen fruit is acceptable as long as it is not sweetened or cooked first, and contains no sensitive additives

Trader Joe's Baking Soda

Baking Soda

Sea Salt

Acceptable for Use with Passover Hechsher

Trader Joe's KLP Wine

Trader Joe’s Wine for your Seder – With an OU-P

Notes: Prices on wine vary quite a bit regionally.

Trader Joe's San Pellegrino

San Pellegrino Sparkling Water – With an OU-P

Fresh Tangerine Juice / Pasteurized Grapefruit Juice

Trader Joe’s Cage-Free Liquid Egg White – With an OU-P

Trader Joe's Matzos

Trader Joe’s Holyland Matzos

What Kosher for Passover products have you found at your local Trader Joe’s? 

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Comments

  1. LilaTovCocktail says

    You are so awesome for taking the time to do this — just the savings on wine will be worth all your effort. (I forgot you moved here to Cleveland — I’m in Shaker Heights, so same Trader Joe’s!)

  2. Wait, what? Almond meal from TJs is ok for Pesach? This is life-changing. Thank you!

    • Mara Strom says

      Yes, I believe it is, Amy! And I concur – I love this stuff! The OU Guide says that nuts, nut pieces and nutmeal that are OU, does not require additional Passover certification, as long as there are no additional ingredients or additives. These contain only almonds.

      • I would be concerned about the machinery it is processed on, if there is not a kosher for Passover certification

      • Is almond meal the same as almond flour?

        • No it is not. Almond meal is grainy while almond flour is much finer and closer to consistency of regular flour. This year, unfortunately, I do not believe either item by Trader Joe’s is acceptable for Passover.

  3. What an amazing list, Mara!!! I feel like I need to print it out and go shopping asap!

    • Mara Strom says

      Thanks, Melinda! I found your coffee meat rub…. wanted to buy, but am trying not to buy anything non-essential for the next three weeks! In May!

  4. Chantal Modes says

    Today i read that pecans are the exception to the rule and need a klp certification. Acc to the OU pesach guide.

  5. Trader joe’s unflavored mineral water should still be ok.

  6. I’m curious why it matters it certain things are purchased before Pesach. What if you need more milk during chol hamoed for example? (Forgive my ignorance)

    • You need to buy the milk at a kosher supermarket during chol hamoed

      • Miriam Duman Goldberg says

        Apparently, there is a chance of there being trace amounts of chametz in the milk. If the milk was purchased before Pesach and had any trace of chametz in it, your bitul would cover it; however, if purchased on Pesach, you could be actively buying & consuming chametz. Buying it beforehand (or buying milk that is certified as being kosher lePesach) avoids this situation.

  7. Awesome! I’m curious to know how their prices compare to costco on items like raisins and olive oil for example. Any input?

    • Mara Strom says

      The non-organic EVOO at Costco is cheaper; I’m not sure how it compares to the organic ounce per ounce, though.

      Also, haven’t looked at raisins in a while in Costco. Do you know what they run?

      • Sunmaid raisins at Costco (double pack, organic) were about $10.99 last week. They didn’t have non-organic or house brand.

  8. Let me add eggs and pelegrino to that list.

  9. Anyone know about unsweetened coconut milk as opu?

  10. Thanks so much for the information and for taking the time to wander at Trader Joes. Great information!

  11. This will be so helpful! Thanks a lot. Unfortunately, in NYC they don’t sell wine in groceries, so can’t get the Moscato. But I’ll be there for the nuts and the almond flour! Lots of great recipes for cookies and cakes call for it.

    This is kind of funny because yesterday on Yahoo News was an article that all the Trader Joes were closing. Turns out it was an April 1 prank.

  12. Susie Wisner (Zorn) says

    Mara,
    Between this post and the the others for Passover you posted, I think you’ve saved me hundreds of hours AND $. Thanks for helping to ease us into the Pesach madness,a little less crazy.

  13. Hi, Mara, A lot of very useful information, thank you so much. Quick question, if you don’t mind, is it only the frozen fruit that require no klp or is the veggies too? I love Trader Joes frozen Brussels sprouts, leeks, pearl onions, and chopped spinach. Do you know if those require the ‘P’? Thank you very much.

  14. Bravo! this is so helpful. I appreciate all of your time and effort.
    I had no idea so much was Kosher for Passover in Trader Joe’s
    Thank you

  15. Ellen Schabes says

    Are the frozen pearl onions Kosher for Passover? Thank you Mara for all you do. Chag Kasher v’Sameach! All the best! ellenSchabes

  16. Renee Levine says

    Walnuts are acceptable at Trader Joe and Costco sells dried Prunes with “P” certification.

  17. Adina Moses says

    FYI to everyone out there, the TJ’s raw cashew pieces are 50 cent to a dollar less then the whole cashews and are ok for pesach following the same star k, ou and crc guidelines.

  18. This year I thought I would take a risk and by the Holyland brand matzo. IMHO, it is better than Yehudah brand!!!! My only concern is that there be consistency in the product. I know it’s not shmurah, but as a comparison it’s as tasty but thinner and crisper than hand shmurah, and way better than machine shmurah. Compared to Streits, also much better. The downside to Holyland brand is that it does not hold up when making matzo brei – gets too mushy.
    I so appreciate the time you’ve taken to look at TJ products. MANY thanks.

  19. This year I thought I would take a risk and buy the Holyland brand matzo. IMHO, it is better than Yehudah brand!!!! My only concern is that there be consistency in the product. I know it’s not shmurah, but as a comparison it’s as tasty but thinner and crisper than hand shmurah, and way better than machine shmurah. Compared to Streits, also much better. The downside to Holyland brand is that it does not hold up when making matzo brei – gets too mushy.
    I so appreciate the time you’ve taken to look at TJ products. MANY thanks.

  20. Thanks for all your hard work on the lost!
    This is the Jsor 2017 list. It changes yearly. http://jsor.org/JSOR%202017%20Passover%20List%20Revised.pdf

  21. I think the liquid egg whites there are OU-P, as they are in many supermarkets. I will check later today.

  22. I haven’t read all of the comments so I apologize if this has been asked earlier!

    How about TJ walnuts?
    Thanks for al you do!

  23. Oh, and there’s also juices (tangerine and orange with KLP hecshers). I’ll get a picture of those too.

  24. Love this, thanks Mara!!!!

  25. Cocoa does not need hashgacha l’pesach according to R Eidlitz’s guide, so you can include that too.

  26. One more item: the golden flax seed only needs to be checked for other grain before use, according to R Eidlitz.

  27. FYI. I was in my local TJs in Los Angeles today. Our Organic milk is $5.99/gal. At least one thing is less expensive in L.A.!

  28. What about coconut milk?

  29. Phyllis Bruder says

    Fantastic and very helpful. Enjoyed your comments and the photos.

  30. i just want to say thank you! this is so helpful – this is a huge service to everyone!

  31. Sarah Rey says

    I just wanted to Thank you, this is so helpful!!
    Really appreciate your hard work 🙂
    Do you know about TJ’s Stevia, liquid or powder (the small bottle) might it be Kosher for Pesach? I know it’s a long shot, but it would make such a difference. Thanks again!

  32. Our TJs carries Israeli sheep cheese that says KLP.
    Thanks for this amazing service!

  33. Echoing everyone’s deserved praise for this resource. Thank you so much. I brought it with me on a marathon TJ’s trip yesterday (in New York) and it ended up sparking a conversation with a very warm TJ’s employee, who said I was not the first customer to show up with that list!

  34. Obviously not relevant for Pesach, but do you know if trader Joe’s cookie butter is kosher and if it is dairy?

  35. Does anyone know if TJ powdered sugar with tapioca starch can be used for Pesach?

  36. Any insight into whether the maple syrup can be used with just an OU and not an OU-P?

  37. Malkie goldschmidt says

    This is great thanks!
    Quick question ;The bagged prewashed fresh veggies are klp?

  38. Tracy Lynn says

    Love this post! Thank you so much for doing this! Wondering about Trader Joe’s riced cauliflower- is it kosher for pesach? Thanks!

  39. According to the OU all the Teva meats are KLP without special KLP certification. That includes ground beef.t

  40. Hi! Is the coconut canned cream kosher for
    Passover? When I googled the question an article came
    Up with you saying that it is ?
    I really hope it is!
    Chag sameach!

  41. Lillian Lieberman says

    Hi is the Trader Joe’s BBQ Rub with seasoning and coffee Kosher for Passover?
    Thank you so much

  42. Hi,
    Great list, very useful for lots of kosher consumers.
    I think the Milk information is not entirely accurate.

    The CRC and Star K guides recommend buying KFP milk, and only if you can’t, to buy regular kosher milk, but before passover.

    It’s important to fix, as Trader Joe’s is circulating this useful guide.

    Did you reach out to anyone at the OU? They are usually very swift with helpful responses.

    • Mara Strom says

      Thanks, Eli for your comment. If anyone feels uncomfortable about purchasing non-KLP milk (which frankly isn’t widely available in all communities), they should definitely speak to their rav. I tried to be super careful not to even appear to be trying to pasken for people, and hopefully they will avail themselves of that option!

  43. David Evans says

    Any information on Trader Joe’s non-sorbate pitted prunes? The only ingredient is “Pitted California dried plums”. Their hechsher is triangle K. (yes, I know…., but hoping a plum’s just a plum.) They’re really great.

  44. Hi! I saw in the past years, Trader Joe’s coconut milk in the can is kosher for Passover without any additional hechsher.
    Is that the case for this year as well?
    Thank you!!!!

  45. Hi! I saw in the past years, Trader Joe’s coconut milk in the can is kosher for Passover without any additional hechsher.
    Is that the case for this year as well?

    Thank you!!!!

  46. Susie Porgess says

    Can I use trader Joe frozen peppers that have a regular hechsher for Pesach?

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