Removal of leaven...

Ashlyn and I were thinking on what we have to do to prepare for Passover. The thing that made us wonder is how far do we go with cleaning out the house of leaven.

We have looked into baking powder and baking soda and are personally convinced that it is not a yeast product. Our test is that Scripture says that a little leaven, leavens the whole lump. Baking powder definitely does not meet this test.

1. But does the prohibition against leavening include things that could be used to make leaven? For instance; raisins, grapes, grape leaves, potatoes, dust (to a certain extent), etc.

2. What about products that are yeast derivatives like Marmite, protein powder, etc.?

3. Also, is the instruction to remove products that have been prepared with leaven or not to eat it during the feast period? So, we should remove leaven, but not eat leavened products.

What is your understanding on this?

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