Common
Food Allergens
It can be a challenge to manage
a food allergy or intolerance. However, being thoroughly
informed about problematic ingredients can assist you
in making healthful, and safe food choices. The following
is a partial list of the most common food allergens.
Dairy:
Includes milk and all dairy products such as yogurt, cheese, butter and ice
cream. Other foods to avoid include casein, curds, ghee, lactalbumin, lactoglobulin,
and whey.
Wheat:
Includes any food product made with wheat flour such as that found in breads,
cereals and noodles. Other foods to avoid include bran, bulgur, barley,
buckwheat, cous cous, cracker meal, semolina, and spelt. A number of condiments
including vinegars, soy sauce, beverages, baking products and other commercial
foods may contain gluten and may need to be avoided by persons who have
gluten intolerance (also known as Celiac Disease).
Peanuts:
Includes peanuts, peanut butter, mixed nuts and cold-pressed peanut oil. Foods
which may contain peanuts include baked goods, candies and chocolate, marzipan,
egg rolls, nougat, prepared salads, and foods made with hydrolyzed plant
or vegetable protein.
Eggs:
Includes custard, hollandaise sauce, and many baked goods such as cakes and
breads. Other foods to avoid include mayonnaise, breaded or battered foods,
albumin, globulin, ovalbumin, ovomucin, ovomuccoid, and apovitellin.
Soy:
Includes tofu, tempeh, miso, soy sauce, tamari, and texturized vegetable protein.
Other foods that may contain soy include ground beef, prepared sauces and
other condiments, and commercial beverages.
Tree
Nuts:
Includes all tree nuts and tree nut butters such as walnut, almonds and cashews,
and coconut. Other foods that may contain tree nuts include baked goods, candies,
and chocolate and prepared salads.
Resources
The
following organizations can provide information on food
allergies or intolerances:
Food
Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
10400 Eaton Place, Suite 107
Fairfax, VA 22030-2208
1-800-929-4040
www.foodallergy.org
The
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
611 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
1-800-822-2762
www.aaaai.org
Asthma
and Allergy Foundation of America
1125 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 502
Washington, DC 20005
1-800-7-ASTHMA
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