{"id":577,"date":"2013-08-15T20:03:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T20:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/?p=577"},"modified":"2024-07-25T15:48:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:48:55","slug":"brochos-for-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/kashrus-kurrents\/577\/brochos-for-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Brachos for Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><button style=\"padding: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 25px 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/resource\/list\/UK0XE63K\/Cereals_and_their_Brachos\">For the most updated Cereal List click here<\/a>.<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Published Winter 2012<br>Updated Winter 2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">STAR-K has researched breakfast cereals for the past 30 years and has published <em>Brachos<\/em> lists and <em>halachic<\/em> guidelines for these products based on the <em>psak<\/em> of Rabbi Moshe Heinemann, shlita, STAR-K Rabbinic Administrator. It is with great pride that STAR-K has begun certification of the following three cereals distributed by Nestle in Israel: Cheerios, Fitness, and Crunch Cereals. The <em>hashgacha<\/em> is coordinated by our newly expanded Israel office. The products bear a STAR-K symbol and are <em>pareve, bishul Yisroel<\/em>, and <em>yoshon<\/em>. The <em>brocha rishona<\/em> on all three cereals is <em>mezonos<\/em> and the <em>brocha achrona <\/em>is <em>al hamichya<\/em>.<\/span><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">I. <em>Chameishes Minei Dagan<\/em> Cereals<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Special <em>halachic<\/em> status has been given to products coming from <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em>, the five special grains: wheat, spelt, barley, oats, and rye.<a href=\"#1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> When these grains are ground up, mixed with water and baked into cake, cookies, crackers and other pas <em>haba\u2019ah b\u2019kisnin<\/em> products the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Mezonos<\/em> and the <em>brocha achrona<\/em> is <em>Al Hamichya<\/em>. If one is <em>koveya seudah<\/em> (eats enough to constitute a meal), the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Hamotzi<\/em> and one must recite <em>Birchas Hamazon<\/em>.<a href=\"#2\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a> One of the definitions of <em>pas haba\u2019ah b\u2019kisnin<\/em> is that the dough is baked into a hardened crispy product. Products such as pretzels and Post Grape Nuts cereal<a href=\"#3\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a> are included in this category of <em>pas haba\u2019ah b\u2019kisnin<\/em>, and their <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Mezonos.<\/em> The <em>brocha<\/em> on Cheerios<a href=\"#4\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a> and Wheaties cereals is also <em>Mezonos,<\/em> and the <em>brocha achrona<\/em> is <em>Al Hamichya<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In the above cases, the <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> is broken down. However, if the grains remain whole and are simply roasted, they are no different from any other variety of produce which grows from the ground (e.g., corn), and the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Hoadama.<a href=\"#5\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a><\/em> What this means is as follows: The <em>brocha<\/em> on unprocessed and slightly processed (e.g., toasted whole) wheat or oats is <em>Hoadama.<\/em> The <em>brocha<\/em> on fully processed wheat and oats (e.g., flour and water that are cooked or baked) is <em>Mezonos.<a href=\"#6\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Wheat has four parts\u2014 endosperm, bran, germ and the inedible husk. Endosperm makes up the majority of the kernel and is the primary source of flour, bread and cake. If the whole wheat is puffed (i.e., the bran is not removed), the <em>brocha<\/em> remains <em>Hoadama.<\/em> An example of this is Kashi 7 Whole Grain Puffs,<a href=\"#7\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/a> a cereal which includes <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em>, with all its bran. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The process for most other puffed wheat is to first remove bran from the kernel through a process known as pearling. Some endosperm may be incidentally removed. The kernel is then placed into a pressurized heated chamber and steamed. The moisture spurts out of the kernel, thereby \u201cpopping\u201d it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">There are different opinions<a href=\"#8\"><sup>8<\/sup><\/a> as to which <em>brocha<\/em> is recited. Some opinions say this is processed enough to become <em>Mezonos.<a href=\"#9\"><sup>9<\/sup><\/a><\/em>&nbsp;Others are of the opinion that regular puffed wheat is not processed enough, and the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Hoadama.<\/em> In order for the <em>brachos<\/em> to be <em>Mezonos,<\/em> the product must be a \u201c<em>maaseh kedeira<\/em>\u201d, similar to a bowl of oatmeal in which the grains stick <em>together.<\/em><a href=\"#10\"><sup>10<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><em>L\u2019halacha,<\/em> puffed wheat should ideally be eaten in the middle of a bread meal. Otherwise, Rav Moshe Feinstein, <em>zt\u201dl,<\/em><a href=\"#11\"><sup>11<\/sup><\/a> says one can recite either <em>Mezonos<\/em> or <em>Hoadama.<\/em> Rav Moshe also says the <em>brocha achrona<\/em> on puffed wheat is <em>Borei Nefashos<\/em>.<a href=\"#12\"><sup>12<\/sup><\/a> This <em>halacha<\/em> also applies to Kellogg\u2019s Honey Smacks and Post Golden Crisp.<a href=\"#13\"><sup>13<\/sup><\/a> The <em>brocha rishona<\/em> on wheat cakes is <em>Mezonos<\/em> and the <em>bracha achrona<\/em> is <em>Al Hamichya<\/em>, due to the process which makes it a <em>maaseh kdeira<\/em>.<a href=\"#14\"><sup>14<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Wheat germ is the \u201cembryo\u201d of the kernel. &nbsp;It is heated to deactivate enzymes which would allow sprouting. It is generally eaten with other foods and would usually be <em>tafel,<\/em> secondary to the other ingredients in the product.&nbsp; If one eats wheat germ by itself the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Hoadama<\/em> since it is not processed enough and the heating is only applied to deactivate the enzymes, not to cook the germ.<a href=\"#15\"><sup>15<\/sup><\/a> The <em>brocha<\/em> on bran is <em>Shehakol.<\/em><a href=\"#16\"><sup>16<\/sup><\/a> Therefore, the <em>brocha<\/em> on Kellogg\u2019s All Bran cereal is <em>Shehakol,<\/em> and the <em>brocha achrona<\/em> is <em>Borei Nefashos<\/em>.<a href=\"#17\"><sup>17<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">II. Non-<em>Chameishes Minei Dagan<\/em> Cereals<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The <em>brocha<\/em> on produce that grows from the ground is <em>Borei P\u2019ri Hoadama<\/em>. However, if the produce is ground into flour (i.e., it is no longer recognizable) and is not from the five special types of grain or rice, the <em>brocha<\/em> becomes <em>Shehakol.<\/em><a href=\"#18\"><sup>18<\/sup><\/a> Therefore, the <em>brocha<\/em> on corn chips (made from corn flour) and cake made from potato starch is <em>Shehakol.<\/em> &nbsp;The <em>brocha achrona<\/em> on all non-<em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> products is <em>Borei Nefashos<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Rav Moshe Feinstein, <em>zt\u2019l,<\/em> explains<a href=\"#19\"><sup>19<\/sup><\/a> if the grain has not been ground into flour, but only popped (e.g., popcorn) or rolled into a flake, it retains its <em>Hoadama<\/em> status. Kellogg\u2019s Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes cereal are made from recognizable corn pieces (called grits) that are not ground into flour, so the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Hoadama.<\/em> &nbsp;However, Kemach Brand Corn Flakes is made from corn flour; so, its <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Shehakol.<\/em>&nbsp; The same is true regarding Corn Chex; so, the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Shehakol.<\/em><a href=\"#20\"><sup>20<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">If a corn flake cereal is not on the <em>brochos<\/em> list, how can one tell if the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Hoadama<\/em> or <em>Shehakol?<\/em>&nbsp; If the cereal panel lists corn flour, the corn has been ground and reformed into pellets; therefore the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Shehakol<\/em> (if wheat and oat flour are not present). If the cereal lists corn or milled corn, it may be a whole grain product and the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Hoadama,<\/em> or it may be ground and the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Shehakol.<\/em>&nbsp; To determine the <em>brocha,<\/em> one must look carefully at various flakes.&nbsp; If they have jagged edges and the surface of the flake is bumpy, it comes from a grit<a href=\"#21\"><sup>21<\/sup><\/a> and the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Hoadama.<\/em>&nbsp; If the corn flakes are relatively smooth (very small bumps), and the edges are smoother, the corn flakes are from a more uniform pellet (made from corn flour) and the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Shehakol.<\/em> Kellogg\u2019s Corn Pops is manufactured differently in various facilities worldwide. In the United States, the corn is not ground into flour, and corn pieces are used; therefore, the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Hoadama.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Rice is unique, as its <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Mezonos<\/em> and its <em>brocha achrona<\/em> is <em>Borei Nefashos<\/em>.<a href=\"#22\"><sup>22<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp; This includes processed rice products, such as Kellogg\u2019s Rice Krispies and Post Fruity Pebbles. It also includes products whose primary ingredient is rice flour.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><strong>III. <em>Ikkur V\u2019Tafel<\/em>\u2014Mixtures of Primary and Secondary Ingredients<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In general, when there is a mixture of foods with different <em>brochos,<\/em> one determines the main purpose for eating this food and recites the <em>brocha<\/em> of that ingredient. This ingredient is known as the <em>ikkur.<\/em> For example, if one eats a salad with dressing only a <em>Hoadama<\/em> is recited.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Similarly, if the main ingredient of a cereal is oat or wheat flour the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Mezonos,<\/em> and the other ingredients are <em>tafel.<\/em> For example, the <em>brocha<\/em> on Cheerios, where the oats are the primary ingredient (e.g., Original, Frosted &amp; Honey Nut), is <em>Mezonos.<\/em> Furthermore, <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> have a special status.&nbsp;Even if a non-<em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> ingredient (e.g., corn flour) is the first ingredient,<a href=\"#23\"><sup>23<\/sup><\/a> and <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> (e.g., oat flour) is a \u201csecondary\u201d ingredient, under certain conditions the <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> is still considered the <em>ikkur<\/em> and the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Mezonos.<\/em> &nbsp;This is true even though the <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> is not the ingredient with the highest percentage.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The guidelines are as follows: If the <em>chameishes minei dagan Mezonos<\/em> ingredient is added <em>l\u2019taam,<\/em> as an integral part of the cereal or for its own flavor, even though it is second or third in the ingredient list, the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Mezonos.<\/em><a href=\"#24\"><sup>24<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Examples of this include Kellogg\u2019s Apple Jacks and Froot Loops.&nbsp; Similarly, the <em>brocha<\/em> on Raisin Bran cereal is <em>Mezonos,<\/em> as the endosperm in the flakes is the <em>ikkur<\/em> ingredient.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">However, if the <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> is only <em>l\u2019davek<\/em> \u2014 a binding agent for texture or consistency, or a flavoring component to enhance the primary corn ingredient, the <em>brocha<\/em> is <em>Shehakol.<\/em> An example of this is Quaker Cap\u2019n Crunch cereal.&nbsp; In this corn cereal, the oat flour is added only as a binding agent.<a href=\"#25\"><sup>25<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">This <em>halacha<\/em> is very relevant to various cereals, as several list corn flour as a first ingredient and <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em>, such as oat flour and wheat flour, as a second or third ingredient. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell from the label if the oat or wheat flour is is added <em>l\u2019taam<\/em> or <em>l\u2019davek.<a href=\"#26\"><sup>26<\/sup><\/a><\/em> When there is doubt as to whether the oat flour listed as a secondary ingredient is <em>l\u2019taam<\/em> or <em>l\u2019davek,<\/em> contact the <em>kashrus<\/em> certification agency. If this is not possible, one should recite <em>Shehakol<\/em> and <em>Borei Nefashos<\/em>.<a href=\"#27\"><sup>27<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Kellogg\u2019s Crispix is processed so that each piece is approximately half rice and half corn. Rav Moshe Heinemann, <em>shlita,<\/em> visited the Kellogg\u2019s plant and conducted a thorough review of all the raw materials and production areas. Since it has no <em>ikkur<\/em> or <em>tafel<\/em> and no <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> component, two <em>brochos<\/em> are required.&nbsp; When eating this cereal, one Crispix should be split; <em>Mezonos<\/em> is recited and then one eats from the darker rice side, then <em>Hoadama<\/em> is recited on the lighter corn half and is eaten.<a href=\"#28\"><sup>28<\/sup><\/a> Alternatively recite a <em>Mezonos<\/em> and <em>Hoadama<\/em> on other items.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Under normal circumstances, when eating cereal with milk the cereal is the <em>ikkur<\/em> and the milk is the <em>tafel;<\/em> only one <em>brocha<\/em> is recited. This is true, even if one finishes the cereal and there is a little leftover milk eaten alone \u2013 no <em>brocha<\/em> is recited on the milk.<a href=\"#29\"><sup>29<\/sup><\/a> The same <em>halacha<\/em> applies when one eats cereal with raisins, bananas or strawberries. Under normal circumstances, a <em>brocha<\/em> is recited only on the cereal and not the fruit pieces since they are <em>tafel.<a href=\"#30\"><sup>30<\/sup><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">IV. <em>Brocha Achrona<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">If <em>Shehakol<\/em> or <em>Hoadama<\/em> should be recited on a cereal, the <em>brocha achrona<\/em> is <em>Borei Nefashos<\/em>. If <em>Mezonos<\/em> should be recited, the <em>brocha achrona<\/em> is <em>Al Hamichya<\/em> (except for rice cereals, where the <em>brocha achrona<\/em> is <em>Borei Nefashos<\/em>).<a href=\"#31\"><sup>31<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp; To recite any <em>brocha achrona,<\/em> one must eat a <em>k\u2019zayis<\/em> (1.27 fl. oz., 38 ml, the approximate volume of a golf ball) of cereal in the amount of time known as <em>k\u2019dei<\/em> <em>achilas pras<\/em> ideally within a two minute span, <em>b\u2019dieved<\/em> within a four minute span.<a href=\"#32\"><sup>32<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp; Under certain circumstances, one may calculate the entire amount of cereal eaten when deciding the <em>brocha achrona<\/em>. If one eats a <em>k\u2019zayis<\/em> of a <em>chameishes minei dagan Mezonos<\/em> cereal, the <em>brocha achrona<\/em> may be <em>Al Hamichya<\/em> even though the actual wheat or oat content consumed is less than a <em>k\u2019zayis.<a href=\"#33\"><sup>33<\/sup><\/a><\/em> This is true if the non-<em>chamaishes minei dagan<\/em> ingredients (e.g., sugar) are added to enhance the flavor of the oat and\/or wheat flour (i.e., they are <em>\u201ctavlin\u201d<\/em> enhancers) and they are combined into one entity.<a href=\"#34\"><sup>34<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">However, in the following cases, the \u201cother\u201d ingredients are not counted as part of the <em>k\u2019zayis<\/em> and one would need a <em>k\u2019zayis<\/em> of <em>chaimeishes minei dagan<\/em> to recite an Al <em>Hamichya:<a href=\"#35\"><sup>35<\/sup><\/a><\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1) If one consumes a <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> cereal that contains pieces upon which <em>Mezonos<\/em> is recited and pieces upon which a different <em>brocha<\/em> is recited (when eaten without the chameishes minei dagan), one must eat a <em>k\u2019zayis<\/em> of the <em>Mezonos<\/em> pieces to recite <em>Al Hamichya.<\/em> &nbsp;The other pieces do not count towards <em>Al Hamichya.<\/em> However, half <em>kzayis<\/em> of <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> plus half <em>kzayis<\/em> of non <em>chameishes<\/em> minei dagan would add up to a <em>Borei Nefashos.<a href=\"#36\"><sup>36<\/sup><\/a><\/em> This is true even though the other pieces are <em>tafel<\/em> to the <em>chameishes minei dagan<\/em> and only <em>Mezonos<\/em> is recited.&nbsp; 2) Corn flour or other flours added for their own nutritional value, not as a <em>\u201ctavlin\u201d<\/em> to flavor the oat flour, are not counted as part of the <em>k\u2019zayis<\/em> for <em>al hamichya<\/em> purposes.<a href=\"#37\"><sup>37<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Undoubtedly, as companies continue to re-formulate cereals for better taste and more nutrition, one should not be surprised to discover that the <em>brocha<\/em> on one\u2019s favorite cereal has changed. In the <em>z\u2019chus<\/em> of beginning the day with reciting the correct <em>brochos<\/em> on cereals, may <em>Klal Yisroel<\/em> be <em>zoche<\/em> to much <em>brocha v\u2019hatzlacha<\/em> bestowed upon us from <em>Shamayim.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><a id=\"#1\"><\/a>[1]Oats and wheat are quite commonly used in cereals.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#2\"><\/a>[2]For a full discussion and understanding of pas haba\u2019ah b\u2019kisnin, see Kashrus Kurrents Spring 2005 at www.star-k.org.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#3\"><\/a>[3]Although this hardened product has an intermediate doughy stage, it never obtains the full characteristics of bread.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#4\"><\/a>[4]Although this hardened product has an intermediate doughy stage, it never obtains the full characteristics of bread.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#5\"><\/a>[5]Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim (O.C.) 208:4. The Shulchan Aruch says such products should ideally be eaten during a bread meal since there is a safek (doubt) as to which brocha achrona is recited. L\u2019maaseh, if one eats the grain, the brocha achrona is Borei Nefashos.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#6\"><\/a>[6]For a discussion as to when exactly enough processing occurs to transform wheat from Hoadama to Mezonos, see Shulchan Aruch and Mishnah Brura O.C. 208:2 and 208:4 and Mishna Brura (ibid.).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#7\"><\/a>[7]This is a cereal manufactured by Kashi Co. and should not be confused with \u201ckasha\u201d (buckwheat). The brocha on kasha is Hoadama because it is not processed from the chameishes minei dagan.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#8\"><\/a>[8]See Sefer Mkor Habracha 54, based on Mishnah Brura 208:15.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#9\"><\/a>[9]Rav Heinemann, shlit\u201da, explains an additional reason. \u00a0This product is now a \u201cmaaseh kedeira\u201d because it has been processed into a form that is normally eaten. According to this svara, the brocha rishona is Mezonos and the brocha achrona is Al Hamichya.\u00a0 Dayan Krausz, author of Mikor Habrucha, told this author the same svara.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#10\"><\/a>[10]Sefer V\u2019zos Habrocha Chap. 12 as further explained in his Birur Halacha Siman 27:4:4 in the name of Harav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, zt\u201dl. Since these grains are simply popped and do not stick together, the brocha is Hoadama. The brocha achrona is a safek and, therefore, the product should l\u2019chatchila be eaten during a bread meal. If it is not eaten during a bread meal, the brocha achrona is Borei Nefashos.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#11\"><\/a>[11]Igros Moshe O.C. 4:45.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#12\"><\/a>[12]There is a svara to say that the brocha achrona is Al Hamichya (see Footnote 9).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#13\"><\/a>[13]It should be noted that some brands of granola cereals have similar halachic\u00a0issues. Like puffed wheat, they are\u00a0chameishes minei dagan\u00a0products that are \u201cpartially processed\u201d (i.e., heated but not broken down into flour). \u00a0The same issues apply regarding whether or not they have been processed enough to become Mezonos. \u00a0One would have to determine the exact process of each brand to determine which\u00a0brochos rishona\u00a0and\u00a0achrona\u00a0are recited.\u00a0Rav\u00a0Heinemann is of the opinion that\u00a0General Mills Nature Valley Granola Bars\u00a0are processed enough to make their\u00a0brocha rishona\u00a0a\u00a0Mezonos. If one eats a minimum of between 1.5-2 bars (packages contain 2 bars) in 4 minutes, then the\u00a0brocha achrona\u00a0is Borai Nefashos, as there is less than a k\u2019zayis of chameishes minei dagan; in total, there is a k\u2019zayis (half chameishes minei dagan and half non-chameishes minei dagan). No brocha acharona is required if one eats one bar of this brand, as even one complete bar is less than a k\u2019zayis.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#14\"><\/a>[14]Enough heat is used and the pieces stick together (see footnote 9).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#15\"><\/a>[15]See Igros Moshe O.C. 4:46.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#16\"><\/a>[16]Igros Moshe E.H. 1:114. The \u201cklipos\u201d of the chameishes minei dagan refer to bran.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#17\"><\/a>[17]This product also contains a type of bran which contains endosperm. Nonetheless, the endosperm is tafel to the bran. However, Raisin Bran and Fiber One cereals consist of higher amounts of endosperm mixed with the bran product; so, the brocha is Mezonos.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#18\"><\/a>[18]Rav Heinemann, shlit\u201da, is of the opinion that the same is true of Pringles Potato Crisps, since they are produced from ground up potatoes that are no longer recognizable.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#19\"><\/a>[19]Choveres Torah V\u2019horaah 5733.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#20\"><\/a>[20]According to the information provided, the \u201ccorn\u201d in Corn Chex is different than the corn in Crispix cereal (despite the fact that the finished product looks similar).\u00a0 In Corn Chex, the corn used is no longer nikker (noticeable as corn), and in Crispix it is still nikker; hence, the difference in brocha.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#21\"><\/a>[21]The shape of the natural grit has rough edges, bumps and is not as uniform or smooth as a manufactured pellet.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#22\"><\/a>[22]Shulchan Aruch O.C. 208:7.\u00a0 This is true even if brown rice is used. The brocha on rice cakes is also Mezonos and Borai Nefashos. See end of footnote #24 below.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#23\"><\/a>[23]Ingredients on food products are listed in order of percentage.\u00a0 The ingredient with the highest percentage is listed first.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#24\"><\/a>[24]Sefer Pischei Halacha Hilchos Brachos Chap. 7 Footnote 32 states that according to the Mogen Avraham 208:7, chameishes minei dagan which is Hoadama (e.g., that was puffed without removing the bran) is also considered an ikkur even if it is not the first ingredient listed (as long as it is added l\u2019taam). For a discussion of this topic, see the entire footnote in Sefer Pischei Halacha. Although the brocha on rice is Mezonos, it is not an ikkur if it is not the primary ingredient.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#25\"><\/a>[25]This is based on our review of the percentages and conversation with the company. The fact that the box states \u201coat\u201d cereal is irrelevant, as this seems to be for marketing purposes and not because it is added l\u2019taam.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#26\"><\/a>[26]If wheat starch is added, it is definitely l\u2019davek and the brocha is Shehakol.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#27\"><\/a>[27]Licorice contains wheat flour added l\u2019davek and is Shehakol (unless the flour is listed as the first ingredient).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#28\"><\/a>[28]See footnote 20 regarding the corn side. It should be noted that there are numerous other opinions regarding the brocha on Crispix beyond the scope of our discussion.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#29\"><\/a>[29]For a full discussion of this topic, including other cases of eating cereal with milk, see Igros Moshe O.C. 4:43 and Sefer Pischei Halacha 7:38.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#30\"><\/a>[30]See Sefer Pischei Halacha Perek 7, Se\u2019if 38 and footnote 62 for a full discussion of different cases involving fruit added to cereal.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#31\"><\/a>[31]Regarding the brocha achrona on puffed wheat products, see above Section I.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#32\"><\/a>[32]For a full discussion of this topic, see Kashrus Kurrents Summer 2005.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#33\"><\/a>[33]See Mishnah Brura 208:48, which says this is how \u201cnohagin ha\u2019olam&#8230;\u201d See Igros Moshe O.C. 1:71 for a different opinion.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#34\"><\/a>[34]For example, if one ate exactly a k\u2019zayis of Cheerios, the \u201cminhag ha\u2019olam\u201d is to recite Al Hamichya because the oat flour, sugar, and salt are all combined into each of the Cheerios.\u00a0 These non-chamaishes minei dagan ingredients are \u201ctavlin\u201d to the oats.\u00a0 For a further discussion, see Maamar Mordechai O.C. 208:15.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#35\"><\/a>[35]If there is no k\u2019zayis of chaimeishes minei dagan, Borei Nefashos is recited (if at least a k\u2019zayis in total is consumed k\u2019day achilas pras).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"#36\"><\/a>[36]For example, if one ate exactly a k\u2019zayis of Post Great Grains Cranberry Almond Crunch, one recites Mezonos but cannot recite Al Hamichya afterwards. Since the Mezonos pieces do not add up to a k\u2019zayis, and the cranberries and almonds are not mitztaref (for al hamichya) to the wheat flakes, Borei Nefashos is recited (see Mishnah Brura 210:1). If one ate exactly a k\u2019zayis of Raisin Bran (i.e., chameishes minei dagan flakes and shivas haminim raisins), there is a question amongst the poskim whether Borei Nefashos or may\u2019ain shalosh is recited. For an explanation of this halacha, see Piskei Teshuvos 210:6. 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