Are oats or oatmeal kosher for passover?

Answer 1

Flour, oats and barley

If one of the five grains – wheat, barley, rye, oats and spelt – sits in water for more than 18 minutes it becomes chametz, and one may not eat, derive benefit from or own it on Pesach. In addition, Ashkenazim don’t eat kitnios – a group of foods which includes (among other things) rice, corn, soy and their derivatives – but are allowed to own kitnios foods on Pesach.

It is common practice that before wheat is ground into flour, the wheat kernels are tempered with water for many hours, and therefore flour should be treated as chametz (Mishnah Berurah 453:24). [In fact, matzah which isn’t baked especially for Pesach is made from tempered wheat and should also be treated as chametz!]. Similarly, all oats are heat-treated to prevent them from becoming rancid; if this heating is done with “wet” steam, the oats/oatmeal may be chametz. On the other hand, barley (a.k.a. pearled barley) is processed without water, and therefore a standard bag of barley isn’t chametz. However, some barley is steeped in water until the barley begins to sprout; this creates a product known as barley malt (a.k.a. malted barley, malt) which is definitely chametz.

So, sometimes yes, sometimes no. You have to check the box for "Kosher for Passover" or "kasher l'pesach"

Answer 2

Kosher For Passover

Answer 3

FYI, Sephardic Jews come from places as diverse as Turkey, Bulgaria and Holland. What qualifies them as Sephardic is that their ancestors came from Spain. Jews from Iran, Libya, Egypt and other Middle Eastern or North African countries are more often Mizrahim but are usually referred to as Sephardim because their liturgies are similar. That said, there are Sephardim who settled in the Middle East after leaving Spain as well. Clear as mud?

Answer 4

No, we don't eat oats or oatmeal on passover. The sephardim do however eat those type of foods, including rice, starch, oats, etc.

Answer 5

Almost never- it has to be oat Matzo meal, as oat is a grain, and is as much Chametz as you can get.

Answer 6

No reason they shouldn't be. However, to be sure, the package itself should be marked that way. You'll probably see the circled U or the K symbol, but it should also be printed right on the box that it's "Kosher for Passover". A sticker affixed to the box is NOT sufficient.

Answer 7

The strike me out score I earn every time. The diversity of the 28k questions wh/wh/h by many really should be of Yeast. That is my opine. Yet, One more! Is vinegar in the Seder?! The word for this a type . Maybe we are semi-in/out in this.

Answer 8

For some it is, and some it isn't. For example, Sephardic Jews eat rice, while Ashkenaz Jews do not. I think that oats are kosher for Sphardic, but not for Askenaz, Ashkenaz Jews, if you do not know, are usually from Europe, while most Sphardic Jews are mostly from Iran.

Answer 9

Kosher for passover means to avoid anything that would raise the bread.- yeast, baking soda, or baking powder. So yes they would be.

Answer 10

yes they are