FOOD ALLERGENS

More than 150 foods can cause a serious and potentially fatal reaction.

Nine Most Common Food Allergens

The nine most common food allergens cause more than 90 percent of all allergic reactions.

EGG

Foods That Contain Egg
Egg Whites, Dried Eggs, Powdered Eggs, Eggnog, Mayonnaise, Meringue, Surimi

FISH

Foods That Contain Fish
Anchovies, Barbecue Sauce, Caesar Salad, Fish Oil, Fish Flour, Salad Dressings, Seafood Flavoring, Sushi, Sashimi, Worcestershire Sauce

MILK

Foods That Contain Milk
Butter, Buttermilk, Cheese, Cottage Cheese, Cream, Cream Cheese, Custard, Ice Cream, Pudding, Sour Cream, Yogurt

PEANUT

SESAME

SHELLFISH

Foods That Contain Peanut
Artificial Nuts, Ground Nuts, Mixed Nuts, Peanut Butter, Peanut Flour, Peanut Protein

Foods That Contain Sesame
​Sesame Seeds (Often Listed As Other Flavors), Sesame Oil, Hummus, Tahini

Foods That Contain Shellfish
Clams, Geoduck, Crab, Crawfish, Lobster, Mussels, Octopus, Oysters, Prawns, Scallops, Sea Cucumber, Sea Urchin, Shrimp, Snails, Squid

SOY

Foods That Contain Soy
Edamame, Miso, Soybeans, Soy Cheese, Soy Flour, Soy Ice Cream, Soy Milk, Soy Nuts, Soy Yogurt, Soy Sauce, Teriyaki, Tempeh, Textured Vegetable Protein, Tofu

TREE NUT

Foods That Contain Tree Nut
Almond, Beechnut, Brazil Nut, Butternut, Cashew, Chestnut, Coconut, Ginkgo Nut, Hickory Nut, Lychee Nut, Macadamia Nut, Marzipan, Nut Butter, Pecan, Pine Nut, Pistachio, Praline, Walnut

WHEAT

Foods That Contain Wheat
Bread, Cereals, Couscous, Crackers, Flour, Kamut, Matzoh, Pasta, Wheat Bran, Wheat Germ, Wheat Sprouts, Wheat Malt, Wheat Grass, Wheat Berries

Additional Allergen Triggers

Less common allergen triggers that can cause Anaphylaxis include:

INSECT STINGS
Bees, Wasps, Ants, Mosquito's, Fly's

SPICES
Coriander, Garlic, Mustard

SEEDS   
Sesame, Sunflower, Poppy

MEAT
Beef, Chicken, Pork, Lamb

FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Corn, Carrot, Pears, Strawberry, Raspberry, Papaya, Pears, Pineapple

ADDITIVES & SWEETENERS
MSG, Sulfates, Aspartame, Artificial Sweeteners

OTHER FOODS
Oats, Chocolate, Gelatin

MEDICINE & HEALTH PRODUCTS
Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Antibiotics, Latex

METALS
Gold, Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt

MISCELLANEOUS
Animal Hair, Tape, Mold, Perfume