Brachot On Foods That Start With The Letters O or P

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Bracha on Foods that begin with O or P

Food Bracha Rishona Bracha Achrona
Oats Cooked Mezonot [1]
Oatmeal Mezonot Al Hamichya[2]
Oatmeal Cookies Mezonot Al Hamichya[3]
Oats (Raw, Fresh) HaAdama Borei Nefashos[4]
Okra (ladyfinger; a type of green pod) HaAdama Boreh Nefashot[5]
Olive Oil No Bracha [6]
Olive Oil mixed with water cooked with vegetables Shehakol Borei Nefashos[7]
Olive (Pickled) HaEtz Al HaEtz [8]
Omelet, Egg Shehakol Borei Nefashos[9]
Onion Shehakol Borei Nefashos[10]
Onion Bread HaMotzei Bircas Ha'mazon[11]
Onion Crackers
  Without K'vias S'udah Mezonot Al Hamichya[12]
  With K'vias S'udah HaMotzei Bircas Ha'mazon[13]
Onion Rings, Fried
  With Flour Coating Mezonot Borei Nefashos[14]
  Without Flour Coating HaAdama Borei Nefashos[15]
Onion Soup Shehakol No Bracha[16]
Orange HaEtz Borei Nefashos[17]
Orange Peel (Even Candied) Shehakol Borei Nefashos[18]
Orange Juice (Even With Pulp) Shehakol Borei Nefashos[19]
Orange Marmalade
  Made From Orange Peels Shehakol Borei Nefashos[20]
  With Orange Solids HaEtz Borei Nefashos[21]
Orange Peel (Raw Or Candied) Shehakol Borei Nefashos[22]
Oregano (when eaten alone and it's tasty) Shehakol [23]
Orzo Mezonot Al Hamichya[24]
Pancakes Mezonot Al Hamichya[25]
Papaya HaAdama Borei Nefashos[26]pas
Parsley Some say Shehakol; Some say Haadama Borei Nefashos[27]
Parsnip HaAdama Borei Nefashos[28]
Passion Fruit Some say HaEtz; some say Haadama Borei Nefashos[29]
Pasta Mezonot Al Hamichya[30]
Pastrami Shehakol Borei Nefashos[31]
Pastrami Sandwich (Even With "Mezonot " Bread) HaMotzei Bircas Hamazon[32]
Pastry Mezonot Al Hamichya[33]
Peach (With/Without Cream) HaEtz Borei Nefashos[34]
Peach Pie Mezonot Al Hamichya[35]
Pea soup HaAdama No bracha[36]
Peanut HaAdama Borei Nefashos[37]
Peanut with cracker like shell (in Israel it's called the American Peanut) Mezonot Al Hamichya[38]
Peanut Brittle HaAdama Borei Nefashos[39]
Peanut Butter (Creamy) Shehakol Borei Nefashos[40]
Peanut Butter (Chunky) HaAdama Borei Nefashos[41]
Peanut Butter (And Jelly) Sandwich HaMotzei Bircas Hamazon[42]
Peanut Chew (Candy) Shehakol Borei Nefashos[43]
Pear HaEtz Borei Nefashos[44]
Pearl barley cooked Mezonot Al Hamichya[45]
Peas HaAdama Borei Nefashos[46]
Pecan HaEtz Borei Nefashos[47]
Pelican leaves Shehakol Boreh Nefashot[48]
Peppers stuffed with rice Mezonot Boreh Nefashot[49]
Pepper Steak Shehakol Borei Nefashos[50]
Persimmon HaEtz Borei Nefashos[51]
Pesach Cake (With Matza Meal) Mezonot Al Hamichya[52]
Pesach Cake (Without Matza Meal) Shehakol Boreh Nefashot[53]
Pesach Nooles
  With Matzo Meal Mezonot Al Hamichya[54]
  Without Matzo Meal Shehakol Borei Nefashos[55]
Petitim (pasta balls) Mezonot Al Hamichya[56]
Pickle HaAdama Borei Nefashos[57]
Pickled Herring Shehakol Borei Nefashos[58]
Pickle Juice Shehakol Borei Nefashos[59]
Pie Mezonot Al Hamichya[60]
Pie Crust Mezonot Al Hamichya[61]
Pine Nut HaEtz Boreh Nefashot[62]
Pineapple HaAdama Borei Nefashos[63]
Pineapple guava or Feijoa HaEtz Boreh Nefashot[64]
Pineapple Juice Shehakol Borei Nefashos[65]
Pistachio Nut HaEtz Borei Nefashos[66]
Pita Hamotzei Birkat Hamazon [67]
Pitcha Shehakol Borei Nefashos[68]
Pizza (Water) Ashkenazim: Some say HaMotzei; some say if one slice is eaten as snack mezonot Al Hamichya; Birkat Hamazon[69]
Pizza (Water) Sephardim: HaMotzei Birkat Hamazon[70]
Pizza (Juice or Milk) Ashkenazim: If made with no water Mezonot Al Hamichya[71]
Pizza (Juice or Milk) Sephardim: If taste is recognizable mezonot; otherwise hamotzei Al Hamichya; Birkat Hamazon[72]
Plum HaEtz Borei Nefashos[73]
Plum Pie Mezonot Al Hamichya[74]
Plum Royale (Wine) Hagofen Al Hagefen[75]
Pomegranate HaEtz Al HaEtz [76]
Popcorn HaAdama Borei Nefashos[77]
Poppy Seeds HaAdama Borei Nefashos[78]
Pot Roast Shehakol Borei Nefashos[79]
Potato (Including Mashed) HaAdama Borei Nefashos[80]
Potato Blintz Mezonot Al Hamichya *5[81]
Potato Chips HaAdama Borei Nefashos[82]
Potato Knish (With Thick Crust) Mezonot Al Hamichya[83]
Potato Knish (With Thin Crust) Mezonot Borei Nefashos *1[84]
Potato Kugel
  Made From Grated Potatoes HaAdama Borei Nefashos[85]
  Made From Potato Puree Shehakol Borei Nefashos[86]
Potato Latkes
  Made From Grated Potatoes HaAdama Borei Nefashos[87]
  Made From Potato Puree Shehakol Borei Nefashos[88]
Potato Pirogen Mezonot Al Hamichya[89]
Potato Salad HaAdama Borei Nefashos[90]
Potato Soup HaAdama Borei Nefashos [91]
Potato Soup (Cream Of Potato Soup) Shehakol No Bracha [92]
Potato Sticks HaAdama Borei Nefashos[93]
Potatonik (With Flour) Mezonot Al Hamichya[94]
Porridge Mezonot Al Hamichya[95]
Preserves, Fruit (With Fruit Solids) HaEtz Borei Nefashos[96]
Preserves, Strawberry (With Solids) HaAdama Borei Nefashos[97]
Pretzels, Hard Mezonot Al Hamichya[98]
Pretzels, Soft Some say Mezonot; some say Hamotzei Al Hamichya; Birkat Hamazon[99]
Prickly Pear (Sabra) HaEtz Borei Nefashos[100]
Pringles HaAdama Borei Nefashos[101]
Product 19 (Cereal) Mezonot Al Hamichya[102]
Prune HaEtz Borei Nefashos[103]
Prune Juice Shehakol Borei Nefashos[104]
Prune Danish Mezonot Al Hamichya[105]
Pudding
  Chocolate Or Vanilla Shehakol Borei Nefashos[106]
  Noodle Mezonot Al Hamichya[107]
  Rice Mezonot Borei Nefashos[108]
Puffed Wheat HaAdama Borei Nefashos[109]
Pumpernickel Bread HaMotzei Bircas HaMazon[110]
Pumpkin HaAdama Borei Nefashos[111]
Pumpkin Pie Mezonot Al Hamichya[112]
Pumpkin Seeds HaAdama Borei Nefashos[113]
Punch Shehakol Borei Nefashos[114]
Puree (Of Fruits Or Vegetables) Shehakol Borei Nefashos[115]

Sources

  1. Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
  2. Gemara Brachot 36b writes that everyone agrees that Daysa is Mezonot. Rashi (D"H Daysa) explains that Daysa is (a cooked dish) made from crushed up wheat. This ruling is implied from the Rif (Brachot 25b), Rosh (Brachot 6:7), and Rambam (Brachot 3:4) and codified by Tur and Shulchan Aruch 208:2. Therefore, The Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 272, and 374) and Halachos of Brachos (Rabbi Bodner, chap 27, pg 482) rule that oatmeal is Mezonot and Al HaMichya. Halachos of Brachos adds that even if one makes a meal (Koveh Seuda) out of oatmeal the bracha is still Mezonot.
  3. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
  4. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
  5. Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214), Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
  6. Shulchan Aruch 202:4 holding like most rishonim (on Gemara Brachot 35b) writes that there's no bracha on plain olive oil, while the Shaar HaTzion points out that the poskim don’t hold like the Rambam Brachot 8:2 who says that one should make Shehakol. Chazon Ovadyah pg 126 writes that this halacha is true even in our day. Mishna Brurah 202:27 writes that the same is true even if one does so in order to soothe one's throat. The Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) agrees.
  7. Shulchan Aruch 202:4 rules like the Bahag and Rambam unlike the Rabbenu Yosef that olive oil mixed with a lot of water cooked with vegetables and one isn’t having it in order to soothe one’s throat the Bracha isn’t HaEtz for the olive oil but rather Shehakol. The Mishna Brurah 202:43 and Shaar HaTzion 202:35 hold like the Magan Avraham (unlike the Taz) that even if there’s a majority of olive oil the Bracha is Shehakol.
  8. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
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  25. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
  26. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
  27. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) writes that parsley is shehakol while Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) writes that it is haadama if it is cooked.
  28. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
  29. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) writes that passion fruit is haetz, while Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) writes that it is haadama.
  30. Rama 168:13, Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
  31. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
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  38. Siddur Kol Eliyahu (pg 894) which is based on Rav Modechai Eliyahu's rulings and Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
  39. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
  40. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 304-5) writes that peanut butter is always HaAdama whether it's chunky or smooth. However, Vezot HaBracha (pg 398 note 10) and Halachos of Brachos (Rabbi Bodner, chap 22, pg 410) quote Rav Shlomo Zalman saying that even chunky peanut butter is Shehakol. Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) writes that if there's a discernible taste of the peanut, the peanut butter is HaAdama, otherwise it's Shehakol.
  41. see above footnote
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  67. Shulchan Aruch 168:8, explained by the Mishna Brurah 168:36, writes that regular soft bread made from dough is HaMotzei even if it is made into a thin form. For example, pita is Hamotzei even though the shape is thin (Vezot Habracha p. 395). Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) and Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) agree.
  68. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
  69. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) holds that the bracha on pizza is mezonot for one slice if eaten as a snack.
  70. Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
  71. Laws of Brachos p. 237 writes that if the pizza is made with no water at all it is mezonot; otherwise it is subject to an uncertainity.
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  77. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) writes that popcorn is HaAdama, however, Siddur Kol Eliyahu (pg 896) which is based on Rav Modechai Eliyahu's rulings writes that popcorn is Shehakol. Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) agrees that it is haadama.
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  99. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 238) writes that soft pretzels made with water might be hamotzei but potentially are mezonot if they are eaten as a snack. Halachos of Brachos p. 468 writes that soft pretzels are certainly mezonot.
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  101. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384). Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) writes that Pringles are shehakol.
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