The following table provides terms you may
see on a food label for common allergens and foods that may contain the
allergen.
Common food allergy terms| Allergen | Other names/ingredients | Sometimes found in: |
|---|
| Wheat | - Bran, durum, germ, gluten, grass, malt, sprouts, starch
- Bulgur
- Couscous
- Cereal
extract
- Cracker meal
- Flours
- Semolina
- Spelt
- Triticale
| - Glucose syrup
- Soy sauce
- Starches
- Surimi
|
| Milk, cow's milk protein | - Casein, caseinates
- Milk
solids
- Curds, whey
- Lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate, lactose, lactoferrin
- Ghee
- Tagatose
| - Artificial butter flavor,
margarine
- Cheeses, custard, pudding, sour cream, yogurt
- Chocolate, caramel candies
- Lactic acid starter culture and other bacterial cultures
- Lunch meats, hot
dogs, sausages
|
| Eggs | - Albumin
- Mayonnaise
- Meringue and meringue powder
- Ovalbumin
- Lysozyme
- Surimi
| - Baked goods
- Egg substitutes
- Lecithin
- Macaroni, pasta
- Marzipan, marshmallow, nougat
|
| Shellfish | - Barnacle, crab, crawfish, krill, lobster, prawns, shrimp
- Mollusks, clams, cockle, octopus, scallops, squid, oysters
- Periwinkle, sea cucumber, whelk
| - Bouillabaisse
- Glucosamine
- Surimi
|
| Tree nuts | - Almonds, beechnut, Brazil nut, butternut, cashew, chestnut
- Chinquapin, coconut, hazelnut, gianduja, ginkgo nut, hickory nut
- Litchi, macadamia nut, marzipan, nangai nut, pecans, pesto, pine nut, pistachio, praline, shea nut, walnut
| |
| Peanuts | - Arachis oil
- Cold-pressed, expeller-pressed, or extruded peanut oil
- Beer nuts, ground nuts, mixed nuts, artificial nuts, monkey nuts, nut meat
- Mandelonas
| - Baked goods (pastries, cookies)
- Candy, chocolates, nougat, marzipan
- Chili,
soups, egg rolls
- Enchilada sauce, mole sauce
- African, Asian, and Mexican dishes
|
| Soy | - Edamame
- Textured vegetable protein (TVP)
- Miso, natto, shoyu, tofu
| - Asian dishes
- Vegetable broth, vegetable gum, vegetable starch
|
| Fish | | |