Other names for food allergensFood labels tell you what ingredients are in a food. However,
sometimes they use uncommon terms for an allergy-causing food or substance
(allergen). 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 | Often an ingredient of: | | Wheat | - Gluten
- Bran
- Bulgur
- Couscous
- Cereal
extract
- Cracker meal
- High-protein
flour
- Semolina
- Spelt
- Simplesse
| - Soups
- Bread, pasta, white
flour, cookies, crackers
- White vinegar
- Alcoholic
beverages
- Ice cream
- Some baking powder and soy
sauces
- Coffee substitutes made with grains
- Instant
beverages made with malt
| | Milk, cow's milk protein | - Casein, sodium caseinate, potassium
caseinate, rennet casein, magnesium caseinate
- Milk
solids
- Curds, delactosed whey, demineralized whey, whey protein
concentrate
- Lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate, lactose
| - Butter, artificial butter flavor,
margarine
- Cheese
- Custard
- Sour cream,
yogurt
- Brown sugar, chocolate
- Lunch meats, hot
dogs
- High-protein flour
| | Eggs | - Albumin
- Globulin
- Ovalbumin,
ovomucin, ovomucoid
- Lysozyme
- Simplesse
| - Mayonnaise, salad dressings, sandwich
spreads
- Bread
- Ice cream
- Egg-based glaze on
baked goods
| | Corn | - Corn meal
- Corn
syrup
- Dextrose
| - Maple syrup
- Powdered
sugar
- Grits
- Vitamin C
- Adhesive on stamps
and envelopes
| | Sulfites | No alternative terms, but sulfites are contained in many foods.
Read labels carefully. | - Alcoholic beverages
- Fruit
juices
- Bakery items, pizza crust, waffles
- Pickles,
olives, wine vinegar, horseradish, pickled vegetables, relish
- Trail
mix and other dried foods, coconut
- Gelatin, frosting, jam, jelly,
hard candy, sugar
- Gravies, stuffing, noodles, rice
mixes
- Fish and shellfish
- Tortilla and potato
chips
- Vegetable juices, canned and frozen vegetables
| | Peanuts | - Cold-pressed peanut oil
- Mixed
nuts
- Hydrolyzed plant protein
- Vegetable protein
| - Baked goods (pastries, cookies, Danish)
- Chocolate, marzipan, nougat, candy
- Chili,
soups
- Chinese and Thai dishes
| | Soy | - Textured vegetable protein
| - Miso
- Soy sauce, shoyu sauce,
tamari
- Tempeh, tofu
| | Fish | | |
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