MILK-FREE DIET Butter, butter fat, butter oil, buttermilk, calcium caseinate, caramel, casein, curd, custard, lactalbumin, lactose, luncheon meats, milk chocolate, nougat, pudding, rennet, simplesse, yogurt, whey, non-kosher hot dogs & sausages. Most margarines. The letter "D" on the front of a product label, next to a Kosher symbol (K or U), designates the presence of milk protein. EGG-FREE DIET Albumin, egg lecithin, egg substitutes, globulin, livetin, lysozyme, mayonnaise, meringue, ovalbumin, ovomucin, ovomucoid, ovovitellin, simplesse, A shiny glaze or yellow baked goods usually indicate the presence of eggs. WHEAT-FREE DIET Bran, bread crumbs, bulgar, cereal extracts, couscous, cracker meal, durum, durum flour, enriched flour, farina, gluten, graham flour, high-gluten flour, high-protein flour, kamut, seitan, semolina, spelt, vital gluten. Label ingredients-gelatinized starch, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, modified food starch, modified starch, soy sauce, natural flavoring, starch, vegetable gum, vegetable starch. PEANUT-FREE DIET Beer nuts, cold pressed peanut oil(usually can eat peanut oil, but NOT cold pressed-check the label), ground nuts, mixed nuts, Nu-nuts flavored nuts. Dishes that often contain peanut protein-African, Chinese, Tai, Vietnamese, Indonesian dishes. baked goods(pastries etc.), candy, chili, chocolate, egg rolls, hydrolyzed plant protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, marzipan, nougat. SOY-FREE DIET Hydrolyzed soy protein, miso, shoyu sauce, tamari, tempen, textured vegetable protein(TVP), tofu. Ingredients with soy protein- hydrolyzed plant protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, natural flavoring, vegetable broth, vegetable gum, vegetable starch. Most soy allergic individuals CAN eat soy lecithin, and soy oil. TREE NUT-FREE DIET All common mixed type nuts, gianduja, hickory nuts, macadamia nuts, marzipan/almond paste, nougat, nut butters, nut meal, nut oil, nut paste, pine nuts. These lists are meant to be a helpful reference, but are by no means complete. Refer to your medical provider for any questions regarding foods that you should avoid for specific allergies. ___________________________________________ Robert Cohen author of: MILK A-Z Executive Director (notmilkman@notmilk.com) Dairy Education Board http://www.notmilk.com This file: http://www.notmilk.com/gotallergies.txt Do you know of a friend or family member with one or more of these milk-related problems? Do them a huge favor and forward the URL or this entire file to them. Do you know of someone who should read these newsletters? If so, have them send a empty Email to: notmilk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and they will receive it (automatically)!