Coffee

The story with Coffee on Pesach this year is a bit complicated:

All regular ground coffees are acceptable for Passover use when bearing an OU.

Decaffeinated coffee:
Coffee is often decaffeinated by means of ethel acetate, which is derived from either kitniyos or chometz. Therefore, decaffeinated coffees are not acceptable for Passover unless specifically listed in the gray pages of our Passover guide (section which contains items that to not require Passover certification).

Instant coffees often contain maltodextrin, which is derived from either corn (kitniyos) or wheat (chometz). Therefore, all instant coffees require special Passover certification unless explicitly mentioned in the grey pages (section in our Passover Guide that lists items that do not require Passover certification).

The following regular instant coffees (note: not decaffeinated) are certified as Kosher for Passover all year and are acceptable even when only bearing an OU:

Folgers Regular Coffee Procter & Gamble Cincinatti, OH

Taster’s Choice Regular Coffee Nestle USA Glendale, CA

The following instant coffees may be consumed on Passover, but only when bearing an OU-P:

Elite Instant Coffees, Turkish Ground Roasted Coffees Elite Confections Israel

Gefen Instant Regular Coffee Kenover Marketing Corp. Brooklyn, NY Shelton, CT

Coffee “singles” are a mix of regular and instant coffee, and therefore, (with the exception of Folgers and Taster’s Choice) require Passover certification.