Foods that Commonly Cause Food Allergy Reactions

Peanut-Free Diet

Avoid food that contain any of the following:

cold-pressed peanut oil, mixed nuts, peanuts, Nu-Nuts flavored nuts, peanut butter, peanut flour.

Foods that commonly conatin peanut protein include: baked goods, candy, chili, Chinese and Thai dishes, egg rolls, marzipan and soups.

Wheat-Free Diet

Avoid foods that contain any of the following:

bran, enriched flour, farina, gluten, graham flour, high gluten flour, vital gluten, wheat bran, wheat germ, wheat gluten, wheat starch, whole wheat flour.

The following terms on a label may indicate the presence of wheat protein: gelatinized starch, modified food starch, modified starch, vegetable gum, and vegetable starch.

Tree-Nut-Free Diet

Avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:

almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, chestnuts, filberts/ hazelnuts, hickory nuts, giandiju, macadamia nuts, marzipan/ almond paste, Nu-Nuts artificial nuts, nut butters, nut oils, nut pastes, pecans, pine nuts, pistacios, walnuts.

Milk-Free Diet

Avoid foods containing any of the following ingredients:

artificial butter flavor, butter, butter fat, buttermilk, casein, cheese, cream, curds, dry milk solids, lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate, lactose, milk, rennet casein, sour cream, sour cream solids, sour milk solids, caseinates, whey, yogurt.

A "D" on the front of a product label indicates the presence of milk protein. Other label ingredients may indicate the presence of milk protein: caramel color, caramel flavoring, high protein flour, margarine, natural flavoring.

Egg-Free Diet

Avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:

albumin, egg, egg whites, egg yolks, eggnog, mayonnaise, ovalbumin, ovomucoid, Simplesse.

A shiny glaze or yellow-colored baked goods usually indicates the presence of eggs.

Fish-Free Diet

Avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:

anchovy, caviar, fish byproducts, imitation shellfish, roe.

Additionally, oil used to fry fish would contain fish protein and could cause a reaction for a fish-allergic individual.

Soy-Free Diets

Avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:

miso, soy flour, soy nuts, soy protein, soy protein iolate, soy sauce, textured vegetable protein, tofu.

Other ingredients that might indicate the presence of soy protein: vegetable broth, vegetable gum,or vegetable starch.