Ingredients to avoid

It is a good idea to carry a list of these items depending on your allergy in your purse. Also, giving this list to those who care for your child will help them should they ever need to make a food related purchase for your child.

Dairy Allergy

• artificial butter flavor
• Bavarian cream flavoring
• binding agents
• brown sugar flavoring
• butter fat
• buttermilk
• butter oil
• butter solids
• caramel color
• caramel flavoring
• caseinates
• casein products
• coconut cream flavoring
• delactosed whey
• demineralized whey
• lactalbumin
• lactalbumin phosphate
• lactate
• lactic acid
• lactoferrin
• lactoglobulin
• lactose
• lactulose
• high-protein flour
• hydrolysates
• hydrolyzed casein
• milk protein
• natural butter flavor
• natural egg flavor
• opto
• simplesse
• whey
• whey powder
• whey protein concentrate
• whey protein hydrolysate

Egg Allergy

• albumin
• dried egg
• egg white
• egg white solids
• egg yolks
• egg solids
• globulin
• livetin
• lysozyme
• ovalbumin
• ovoglobulin
• ovomucin
• ovomucoid
• ovotransferrin
• ovovitella
• ovovitellin
• powered egg
• silici albuminate
• simplesse
• vitellin
• whole egg
• meringue

Corn Allergy

Not all the items on this list are corn but they may contain corn and thus should be evaluated before using a product containing that ingredient! An asterisk marks the ingredients that may or may not be corn derived.

• Acetic acid
• Alcohol
• Alpha tocopherol
• Artificial flavorings
• Artificial sweeteners
• Ascorbates
• Ascorbic acid
• Astaxanthin
• Baking powder
• Barley malt* (generally OK, but can be contaminated)
• Bleached flour*
• Blended sugar (sugaridextrose)
• Brown sugar* (generally OK if no caramel color)
• Calcium citrate
• Calcium fumarate
• Calcium gluconate
• Calcium lactate
• Calcium magnesium acetate (CMA)
• Calcium stearate
• Calcium stearoyl lactylate
• Caramel and caramel color
• Carbonmethylcellulose sodium
• Cellulose microcrystalline
• Cellulose, methyl
• Cellulose, powdered
• Cetearyl glucoside
• Choline chloride
• Citric acid*
• Citrus cloud emulsion (CCS)
• Coco glycerides (cocoglycerides)
• Confectioners sugar
• Corn alcohol, corn gluten
• Corn extract
• Corn flour
• Corn oil, corn oil margarine
• Corn starch
• Corn sweetener, corn sugar
• Corn syrup, corn syrup solids
• Corn, popcorn, cornmeal
• Cornstarch, cornflour
• Crosscarmellose sodium
• Crystalline dextrose
• Crystalline fructose
• Cyclodextrin
• DATUM (a dough conditioner)
• Decyl glucoside
• Decyl polyglucose
• Dextrin
• Dextrose (also found in IV solutions)
• Dextrose anything (such as monohydrate or anhydrous)
• d-Gluconic acid
• Distilled white vinegar
• Drying agent
• Erythorbic acid
• Erythritol
• Ethanol
• Ethocel 20
• Ethylcellulose
• Ethylene
• Ethyl acetate
• Ethyl alcohol
• Ethyl lactate
• Ethyl maltol
• Fibersol-2
• Flavorings*
• Food starch
• Fructose*
• Fruit juice concentrate*
• Fumaric acid
• Germ/germ meal
• Gluconate
• Gluconic acid
• Glucono delta-lactone
• Gluconolactone
• Glucosamine
• Glucose*
• Glucose syrup* (also found in IV solutions)
• Glutamate
• Gluten
• Gluten feed/meal
• Glycerides
• Glycerin*
• Glycerol
• Golden syrup
• Grits
• High fructose corn syrup
• Hominy
• Honey*
• Hydrolyzed corn
• Hydrolyzed corn protein
• Hydrolyzed vegetable protein

• Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
• Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose pthalate (HPMCP)
• Inositol
• Invert syrup or sugar
• Iodized salt
• Lactate
• Lactic acid*
• Lauryl glucoside
• Lecithin
• Linoleic acid
• Lysine
• Magnesium fumarate
• Maize
• Malic acid
• Malonic acid
• Malt syrup from corn
• Malt, malt extract
• Maltitol
• Maltodextrin
• Maltol
• Maltose
• Mannitol
• Methyl gluceth
• Methyl glucose
• Methyl glucoside
• Methylcellulose
• Microcrystaline cellulose
• Modified cellulose gum
• Modified corn starch
• Modified food starch
• Molasses* (corn syrup may be present; know your product)
• Mono and di glycerides
• Monosodium glutamate
• MSG
• Natural flavorings*
• Olestra/Olean
• Polenta
• Polydextrose
• Polylactic acid (PLA)
• Polysorbates* (e.g. Polysorbate 80)
• Polyvinyl acetate
• Potassium citrate
• Potassium fumarate
• Potassium gluconate
• Powdered sugar
• Pregelatinized starch
• Propionic acid
• Propylene glycol*
• Propylene glycol monostearate*
• Saccharin
• Salt (iodized salt)
• Semolina (unless from wheat)
• Simethicone
• Sodium carboxymethylcellulose
• Sodium citrate
• Sodium erythorbate
• Sodium fumarate
• Sodium lactate
• Sodium starch glycolate
• Sodium stearoyl fumarate
• Sorbate
• Sorbic acid
• Sorbitan
• Sorbitan monooleate
• Sorbitan tri-oleate
• Sorbitol
• Sorghum* (not all is bad; the syrup and/or grain CAN be mixed with corn)
• Starch (any kind that’s not specified)
• Stearic acid
• Stearoyls
• Sucrose
• Sugar* (not identified as cane or beet)
• Threonine
• Tocopherol (vitamin E)
• Treacle (aka golden syrup)
• Triethyl citrate
• Unmodified starch
• Vanilla, natural flavoring
• Vanilla, pure or extract
• Vanillin
• Vegetable anything that’s not specific*
• Vinegar, distilled white
• Vinyl acetate
• Vitamin C* and Vitamin E*
• Vitamins*
• Xanthan gum
• Xylitol
• Yeast*
• Zea mays
• Zein

Celiac – To Avoid List

• Abyssinian Hard (Wheat Triticum duran)
• Avena (wild oat)
• Barley (Hordeum Vulgare)
• Barley malt, barley extract
• Beer, ale, porter, stout, other fermented beverages
• Blue Cheese**
• Bran
• Bread flour
• Broth**
• Bulgur (bulgur wheat, bulgur nuts)
• Bouillon
• Cereal (cereal extract, cereal binding)
• Cracker meal
• Croutons
• Couscous
• Dinkle***
• Durum***
• Einkorn, wild einkorn***
• Emmer, wild emmer***
• Edible starch
• Farina
• Farro***
• Filler
• Fu
• Flour (Including but not limited to: all-purpose, barley, bleached, , bread, brown, durum, enriched, gluten, graham, granary, high protein, high gluten, oat, wheat, white)
• Germ
• Gluten, Glutenin
• Graham Flour
• Hordeum, Horderum vulgare
• Hydrolyzed oat starch, hydrolyzed wheat gluten, hydrolyzed wheat protein
• Kamut ***
• Malt, malt beverages, malt extract, malted milk, malt flavoring, malt syrup, malt vinegar
• Matzo (Matzah)
• MIR (wheat, rye)
• Miso (may contain barley)
• Mustard powder**
• Oats, oat bran, oat fiber, oat gum, oat syrup*
• Oriental wheat
• Rice malt, rice syrup, brown rice syrup**
• Rye
• Scotch
• Soy Sauce**
• Seitan
• Semolina
• Spelt***
• Sprouted wheat
• Tabbuleah
• Triticale
• Udon
• Vital gluten
• Wheat, wheat berry, wheat bran, wheat germ, wheat germ oil, wheat grass, wheat gluten, wheat starch, whole wheat berries

* Historically, oats were not recommended because it was thought that avenin (the storage protein found in oats) was also toxic to gluten-intolerant individuals. However, recent research in Europe and the US has described that oats are well-tolerated by most children and adults when consumed in moderation and do not contribute to abdominal symptoms, nor prevent intestinal healing. PLEASE NOTE: regular, commercially available oats are frequently contaminated with wheat or barley. However, “pure, uncontaminated” oats have recently become available from several companies in the US and Canada. These companies’ process oats in dedicated facilities and their oats are tested for purity. Pure, uncontaminated oats can be consumed safely in quantities < 1 cup per day. It is important that you talk to your physician and your registered dietitian prior to starting oats.

** May be made with wheat *** Types of wheat

Peanut Allergy

• Beer nuts
• Cold pressed peanut oil
• Ground nuts
• Mixed nuts
• Nu-nuts flavored nuts
• Peanuts
• Peanut butter
• Peanut flour
• Peanut oil
• Baked goods (pastries, cookies, etc.)
• Candy
• Nothin’ Nutty, Assorted Candies with a “good” rating
• Chili
• Chocolate (candies and candy bars)
• Egg rolls
• Flavored nuts
• Hydrolyzed plant protein
• Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
• Marinara Sauce
• Marzipan
• Nougat
• Soups
• These foods may indicate the presence of peanut protein: African, Chinese, Thai, and Indonesian dishes (avoid these restaurants)

  Note: Studies show that most allergic individuals can safely eat peanut oil (not cold pressed peanut oil). Due to cross reactivity, it is best to avoid all tree nuts in addition to all peanut protein products. Source: The Food Allergy Network, www.foodallergy.com