New Starbucks Frozen Lemonade Refreshers

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Are the following new Starbucks Frozen Lemonade Refreshers kosher?

Frozen Pineapple Passionfruit Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers® Beverage

Ingredients: ICE, LEMONADE [WATER, LEMON JUICE, SUGAR, LEMON OIL], PINEAPPLE PASSIONFRUIT REFRESHERS BASE [WATER, SUGARS (SUGAR, WHITE GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE), NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, GREEN COFFEE EXTRACT (FOR FLAVOR), BETA CAROTENE (FOR COLOR), REBAUDIOSIDE A], STRAWBERRY PUREE SAUCE [STRAWBERRY PUREE, WHITE GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE, WATER, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE FOR COLOR, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID], FREEZE DRIED PINEAPPLE.

Frozen Strawberry Açaí Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers® Beverage

Ingredients: ICE, LEMONADE [WATER, LEMON JUICE, SUGAR, LEMON OIL], REFRESHERS STRAWBERRY ACAI BASE [WATER, SUGAR, WHITE GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL GREEN COFFEE FLAVOR, COLORED WITH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE, REBAUDIOSIDE-A], STRAWBERRY PUREE SAUCE [STRAWBERRY PUREE, WHITE GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE, WATER, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE FOR COLOR, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID], FREEZE-DRIED STRAWBERRIES.

Frozen Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers® Beverage

Ingredients: ICE, LEMONADE [WATER, LEMON JUICE, SUGAR, LEMON OIL], MANGO DRAGONFRUIT REFRESHERS BASE [WATER, SUGARS (SUGAR, WHITE GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE), NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL GREEN COFFEE FLAVOR, REBAUDIOSIDE-A], STRAWBERRY PUREE SAUCE [STRAWBERRY PUREE, WHITE GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE, WATER, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE FOR COLOR, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID], FREEZE DRIED DRAGONFRUIT PIECES.

Thank you!

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Not kosher

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What in these is problematic? I understand the strawberry one may not be kosher due to the freeze dried strawberries, but the others use strawberry puree (which from my understanding means bugs are not an issue), and the grape juice is from concentrate (which from my understanding means it’s pasteurized and acceptable).

Are there concerns with bugs in the freeze dried pineapple and dragonfruit? If those were left out, would these be acceptable?

Thank you!

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Grape juice is an issue. They use pasteurized but the issue is people can touch the juice before pasteurization. Once touches it doesn’t help that it was pasteurized afterwards.

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