Avoiding Milk Protein
Reasons to Suspect a Food Allergy
Symptoms of a true food allergy can appear within minutes to a few hours of ingesting an allergen. The following may cause you to suspect that you are having a reaction:
- Itchy mouth and difficulty swallowing
- rash, hives, a flushed feeling
- indigestion, stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhea
- sneezing and difficulty breathing
- lightheadedness, loss of consciousness
- anaphylaxis, a violent and deadly assault on two or more organ systems at once, often a combination of severe hives, closing of the airways, a sharp drop in blood pressure, and if not treated, death.
The following symptoms often accompany allergies:
- asthma
- chronic inflammation of the sinuses (sinusitis)
- chronic yeast or ear infections (otitis media)
- hives (urticaria)
- eczema and acne
In recent years and in particular among doctors who treat autism, the following have been identified as caused by allergy
- chronic fatigue
- mood swings
- cognitive problems (hyperactivity, ADHD, Autism)
- insomnia
- irritable bowel syndrome
The Odds
One of the best ways to corroborate your suspicions is to keep a journal, listing when foods are consumed and when symptoms are felt. Be aware that sometimes symptoms may not appear for several hours or days. There is no cure for food allergies, so treatment means life long avoidance and typically of high protein foods. It is best to treat a suspected food allergy only after clinical diagnosis by a doctor.
Allergy Symonyms
Click on the links below bearing many — though not all — of the common synonyms for the top eight food allergens and gluten.
Eggs
| Synonyms / Contain Egg* |
Caution* |
| albumin |
conalbumin |
artificial colors or flavors |
glazed baked goods |
| egg (e.g. white, yolk, dried, and egg solids) |
egg substitutes |
convenience foods |
ice cream |
| eggnog |
globulin |
bread |
imitation crab (surimi) mayonnaise |
| lecithin (egg derived) |
livetin |
bread crumbs |
noodles or pasta |
| lysozyme |
mayonnaise |
breading |
personal care products (soaps, lotions, pastes) |
| meringue |
ovalbumin |
cookies |
prepared foods |
| ovamucin |
ovomucoid |
cakes |
salad dressing |
| ovotransferrin |
ovovitellin |
croutons |
sauces |
| Simplesse |
vitellin |
dietary supplements |
vaccines |
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custard |
sherbert |
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flu shots |
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drugs |
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| * Egg is such ubiquitous filler that only abbreviated lists can be made. Drugs, paints, cosmetics, personal care products, supplements and many convenience foods can also contain egg. Read every label, every time. |
Fish
| Synonyms / Contain Fish* |
Caution* |
| anchovy |
fish sauce |
dietary supplements (esp. omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA) |
imitation crab (surimi) |
| herring |
salmon |
prepared foods |
salad dressing |
| surimi (imitation crab) |
tuna |
sauces |
soup |
| bivalves (clams) |
broth |
stock |
Worcestershire sauce |
| crustaceans (shell fish) |
cod-liver oil |
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| fried foods |
gelatin |
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| * There countless species of fish, so only abbreviated list can be made. Drugs, paints, cosmetics, personal care products, supplements and many convenience foods can also contain peanut. Read every label, every time. |
Gluten
| Synonyms / Contain Gluten |
Caution* |
| barley |
beer |
baking powder |
bacon bits |
| bran |
bread crumbs |
bouillon |
cakes |
| bulgur |
cereal extract |
drugs |
food starch, or modified
food starch |
| couscous |
cracker meal |
cookies |
corn starch |
| durum |
einkorn |
dietary supplements |
French fries |
| emmer |
enriched flour |
gelatinized starch |
gravies |
| farina |
faro |
hydrolyzed vegetable
protein |
ice cream |
| gluten |
grain alcohol |
imitation crab (surimi) |
ketchup |
| graham |
high protein flour |
licorice candy |
miso |
| kamut |
malt |
meat extenders (TVP,
Tofurkey, etc.) |
maltodextrin (from wheat) |
| polenta |
rusk |
monosodium glutamate |
natural flavoring |
| rye |
seitan |
personal care products
(soaps, lotions, pastes) |
prepared foods |
| semolina |
seitan |
sauces |
seitan |
| rye |
spelt |
spices |
soy sauce |
| triticale |
wheat (e.g. wheat bran,
gluten, germ, grass,
malt, starch and
wheat berries) |
starch |
stuffing |
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thickeners |
vegetable gum, protein or starch |
| * The foods containing wheat gluten (wheat, rye, barley) are such ubiquitous fillers that only abbreviated lists can be made. Drugs, paints, cosmetics, personal care products, supplements and many convenience foods can also contain gluten. Read every label, every time. |
Milk
| Synonyms / Contain Milk* |
Caution* |
| butter |
buttermilk |
artificial flavors or colors |
bread |
| “calcium fortified” foods (e.g. orange juice) |
caramel |
bread crumbs |
breading |
| casein |
caseinates (e.g. calcium, magnesium, potassium or sodium caseinate) |
chocolate |
cakes |
| cheese |
cream |
cookies |
dietary supplements |
| curds |
custard |
drugs |
high protein flour |
| ghee |
hydrolysates (e.g. casein, milk protein, protein, whey or whey protein hydrolysate) |
margarine |
mashed potatoes |
| junket |
lactalbumin |
nisin |
“non-dairy” foods (e.g. creamer) |
| lactate |
lactoferrin |
parve and kosher foods |
personal care products (soaps, lotions, pastes) |
| lactoglobulin |
lactose |
prepared foods |
probiotics (lactobacilis acidophilus) |
| lactose starter culture |
lactulose |
salad dressing |
sauces |
| milks |
nougat |
seasonings |
simplesse |
| opta |
pudding |
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| rennet casein |
sour cream |
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| sour milk |
whey (e.g. delactosed, protein concentrate or sweet whey) |
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| yogurt |
Yorkshire pudding |
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| * Milk is such ubiquitous filler that only abbreviated lists can be made. Drugs, paints, cosmetics, personal care products, supplements and many convenience foods can also contain milk. Read every label, every time. |
Peanuts
| Synonyms / Contain Peanuts* |
Caution* |
| beer nuts |
cold or expeller pressed peanut butter, flour, oil, or starch |
fried foods |
lupine (often undeclared in wheat flour) |
| goober peas or nuts |
mandalona |
legumes (e.g. beans and peas) |
hydrolized plant or vegetable protein |
| cookies |
cereals |
natural flavoring |
prepared foods |
| cakes |
candy |
sauces |
seasonings |
| ground nuts |
artificial colors, flavors, or nuts |
vegetable oil |
mixed nuts |
| breads |
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| * Peanut is such ubiquitous filler that only abbreviated lists can be made. Drugs, paints, cosmetics, personal care products, supplements and many convenience foods can also contain peanut. Read every label, every time. |
Shell Fish
| Synonyms / Contain Shell Fish* |
Caution* |
| abalone |
bivalves |
artificial flavoring |
dietary supplements (esp. omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA) |
| calamari (squid) |
clam |
fried foods |
gelatin |
| conch |
crab |
prepared foods |
salad dressing |
| crawfish (crayfish) |
crustacean |
sauces |
soups |
| escargot |
lobster |
stock |
Worcestershire sauce |
| mollusk |
mussel |
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| octopus |
oyster |
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| prawn |
surimi (imitation crab) |
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| scallop |
scampi |
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| shrimp |
tempura |
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| * There are countless species of shell fish, so only an abbreviated list can be made. Drugs, paints, cosmetics, personal care products, supplements and many convenience foods can also contain soy. Read every label, every time |
Soy
| Synonyms / Contain Soy* |
Caution* |
| edamame |
hydrolyzed soy protein |
artificial colors or flavors |
mashed potatoes |
| lecithin (soy derived) |
miso |
bacon bits |
bean curd |
| natto |
okara |
bean flour |
bouillon |
| shoyu sauce |
soy (e.g. soy albumin, bran, cheese, fiber, flour, grits, isolate, meal, milk, nuts, oil, protein, protein concentrate, protein isolate, sauce) |
bread |
bread crumbs |
| soya |
soybean |
cakes |
cheese |
| tofu |
tamari |
cookies |
chocolate |
| tempeh |
textured vegetable protein (TVP) |
dietary supplements (esp. vitamin E) |
drugs |
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gum Arabic |
guar gum |
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hydrolyzed plant protein or vegetable protein |
imitation crab (surimi) |
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ketchup |
masa |
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mayonnaise |
meat substitutes |
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mono- and diglyceride |
monosodium glutamate |
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personal care products (soaps, lotions, pastes) |
prepared foods |
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salad dressing |
sauces |
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seasonings |
shortening |
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soy lecithin |
stabilizers |
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thickeners |
tortillas |
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vegetable broth, gum, oil, protein, or starch |
vitamin E |
| * Soy is such ubiquitous filler that only abbreviated lists can be made. Drugs, paints, cosmetics, personal care products, supplements and many convenience foods can also contain soy. Read every label, every time. |
Tree Nuts
| Synonyms / Contain Tree Nut* |
Caution* |
| almond (e.g. extract, marzipan, oil or paste) |
anacardium |
artificial colors or flavors |
breads |
| beech nut |
butternut |
bread crumbs |
cakes |
| Brazil nut |
cashew or cashew powder |
coffee (esp. cross-contact with nut-roast coffees) |
cookies |
| chestnut |
coconut |
personal care products (soaps, lotions, pastes) |
prepared foods |
| gianduja |
hazelnut (filberts) |
sauces |
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| hickory nut |
macadamia |
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| nougat |
nu-nuts |
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| nut (e.g. nut butter, meats, oil, or paste) |
pecan (mashuga) |
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| pesto |
pine nut (piņon, pignoli) |
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| pistachios |
prailenes |
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| sheanut |
shea butter |
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| walnuts |
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| * Tree nuts are such ubiquitous fillers that only abbreviated lists can be made. Drugs, paints, cosmetics, personal care products, supplements and many convenience foods can also contain tree nuts. Read every label, every time. |
Wheat
| Synonyms / Contain Wheat* |
Caution* |
| beer |
bran |
baking powder |
bacon bits |
| bread crumbs |
bulgur |
bouillon |
cakes |
| cereal extract |
couscous |
cookies |
corn starch |
| cracker meal |
durum |
dietary supplements |
drugs |
| einkorn |
emmer |
food starch, or modified food starch |
French fries |
| enriched flour |
farina |
gelatinized starch |
gravies |
| faro |
gluten |
hydrolyzed vegetable protein |
ice cream |
| graham |
grain alcohol |
imitation crab (surimi) |
licorice candy |
| high protein flour |
kamut |
ketchup |
miso |
| malt |
polenta |
maltodextrin (from wheat) |
monosodium glutamate |
| rusk |
seitan |
natural flavoring |
personal care products(soaps, lotions, pastes) |
| semolina |
spelt |
prepared foods |
sauces |
| triticale |
wheat (e.g. wheat bran, gluten, germ, malt, starch and wheat berries) |
spices |
soy sauce |
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starch |
stuffing |
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thickeners |
vegetable gum, protein or starch |
| * Wheat is such a ubiquitous filler that only abbreviated lists can be made. Drugs, paints, cosmetics, personal care products, supplements and many convenience foods can also contain wheat. Read every label, every time. |
Manufacturers' Cross Contamination Statements
