# Brachot On Foods That Start With The Letters U - Z

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| **Food** | **Bracha Rishona** | **Bracha Achrona** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vanilla Pudding | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹ |
| Veal | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos² |
| Veal Cutlets (Breaded) | See "Breaded Cutlets" |³ |
| Vegetable Cutlet | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁴ |
| Vegetable Juice | Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot⁵ |
| Vegetable Salad | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁶ |
| Vegetable Soup | | |
| Without Significant Amount Of Meat | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁷ |
| With A Significant Amount Of Meat | | |
| Eaten Together With Soup | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁸ |
| If Vegetables And Meat Are Eaten Separately | | |
| On Vegetables | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁹ |
| On Meat | Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot¹⁰ |
| Vegetarian Liver | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos¹¹ |
| Viennese Crunch | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹² |
| Vinegar (Undiluted) | No Bracha |¹³ |
| Vinegar diluted (if one benefits) | Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot¹⁴ |
| Vishniak | Shehakol | No Bracha¹⁵ |
| Vitamins (Candy) | Shehakol | No Bracha¹⁶ |
| Vitamins (Unflavored) | No Bracha |¹⁷ |
| Vodka | Shehakol | No Bracha¹⁸ |
| Wafer | Mezonot | Al Hamichya¹⁹ |
| Waffle | Mezonot | Al Hamichya²⁰ |
| Walnut | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos²¹ |
| Water to prevent choking | No Bracha |²² |
| Water (If One Is Thirsty) | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos²³ |
| Watercress | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos²⁴ |
| Watermelon | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos²⁵ |
| Watermelon seeds | HaAdama | Boreh Nefashot²⁶ |
| Wheat (Raw, Fresh) | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos²⁷ |
| Wheat Bread | HaMotzei | Bircas HaMazon²⁸ |
| Wheat Cakes | Mezonot | Al Hamichya²⁹ |
| Wheat Chex (Cereal) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³⁰ |
| Wheat Germ (roasted) | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos |
| If wheat is cooked | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³¹ |
| Wheat groats (Bulgar) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³² |
| Wheat sprout | HaAdama | Boreh Nefashot³³ |
| Wheaties (Cereal) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³⁴ |
| Whipped Cream | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos³⁵ |
| Whiskey (All) | Shehakol | No Bracha³⁶ |
| White Bread | HaMotzei | Bircas HaMazon³⁷ |
| Whitefish | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos³⁸ |
| Whole Wheat Bread | HaMotzei | Bircas HaMazon³⁹ |
| Wild Pear | Shehakol |⁴⁰ |
| Wine (Grape) | Hagofen | Al Hagefen⁴¹ |
| Wine (with majority water) | Sephardim: Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot⁴² |
| Wood Sorrel | Shehakol |⁴³ |
| Yam | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁴⁴ |
| Yogurt (Including Flavored) | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁴⁵ |
| Zaatar with Sesame | Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot⁴⁶ |
| Zucchini | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁴⁷ |
| Zwieback | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁴⁸ |

## References

¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

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)

⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

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: Halachos of K'Zayis (Rabbi Bodner, pg 51)

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

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), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

¹⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

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

²¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

²²: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

²³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), 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), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

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

²⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

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: Sh"t Igrot Moshe 4:46 writes that if wheat germ is roasted it is HaAdama but if it is cooked it is Mezonot. Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 273 and 384) rules accordingly.

³²: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

³³: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

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

³⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

³⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

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

³⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

³⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

⁴⁰: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

⁴¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

⁴²: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

⁴³: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

⁴⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

⁴⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

⁴⁶: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)

⁴⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)

⁴⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)