# Brachot On Foods That Start With The Letters Q or R

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Bracha on Foods that begin with Q or R
| **Food** | **Bracha Rishona** | **Bracha Achrona** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quince | HaEtz | Boreh Nefashot¹ |
| Quince Honey | HaEtz | No bracha² |
| Radish | | |
| Black | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos³ |
| Red, White | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁴ |
| Raisin | HaEtz | Al HaEtz⁵ |
| Raisin Bran (Cereal) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁶ |
| Raisin Bread | | |
| Fit To Be Eaten As Bread | HaMotzei | Bircas HaMazon⁷ |
| Fit To Be Eaten As Cake | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁸ |
| Raisin Challah (As Normally Baked For Yom Tov) | HaMotzei | Bircas HaMazon⁹ |
| Raisin Wine (Halachically Accepted Method) | Hagofen | Al Hagefen¹⁰ |
| Raspberry | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos¹¹ |
| Raspberry juice | Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot¹² |
| Raw Cookie Dough (Explanation) | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹³ |
| Red pepper | HaAdama | Boreh Nefashot¹⁴ |
| Rhubarb | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos¹⁵ |
| Rice | Mezonot | Borei Nefashot¹⁶ |
| Rice Cakes | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos¹⁷ |
| Rice Chex (Cereal) | Mezonot | Borei Nefashos¹⁸ |
| Rice Krinkles (Cereal) | Mezonot | Borei Nefashos¹⁹ |
| Rice Krispies (Cereal) | Mezonot | Borei Nefashos²⁰ |
| Rice Kugel | Mezonot | Borei Nefashos²¹ |
| Rice Pudding | Mezonot | Borei Nefashos²² |
| Rice Soup (White Rice) | | |
| Sephardim: rice is recognizable | Mezonot | Boreh Nefashot²³ |
| Ashkenazim: If The Rice Is The Majority | Mezonot | Borei Nefashos²⁴ |
| If The Rice Is The Minority | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos²⁵ |
| Rice mixed with chicken or meat | Mezonot | Boreh Nefashot²⁶ |
| Rice with vegetables or fruits | Mezonot | Boreh Nefashot²⁷ |
| Rock Candy | Shehakol | No Bracha²⁸ |
| Roll | HaMotzei | Bircas HaMazon²⁹ |
| Root Beer | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos³⁰ |
| Rose in honey | Shehakol |³¹ |
| Rugalech | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³² |
| Rum | Shehakol | No Bracha³³ |
| Rum Balls | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³⁴ |
| Rye Bread | HaMotzei | Bircas HaMazon³⁵ |
| Rye Crackers | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³⁶ |
| Rye (Raw, Fresh) | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos³⁷ |

## References

¹: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214), Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

²: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

¹⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

¹¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

¹²: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

¹³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

¹⁴: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

¹⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

¹⁶: Gemara Brachot 37a, Shulchan Aruch 208:7, Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214). See [Rice and rice products](https://halachipedia.com/index.php?title=Rice%20and%20rice%20products).

¹⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

¹⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

¹⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

²⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

²¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

²²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

²³: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

²⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

²⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

²⁶: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

²⁷: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

²⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

²⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

³⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

³¹: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

³²: Shulchan Aruch 168:7, Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

³³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

³⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

³⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

³⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

³⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)