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What are the important food allergens?
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Table 1. The "Big Eight" food allergens cause 90% of allergic reactions. [Note: Refined, bleached and deordized oils derived from these ingredients have had the protein removed and are considered to be non-allergenic.]
| Allergen | Foods Included |
| Peanuts | Including beer nuts, goobers, peanut flour, nutmeat. |
| Tree Nuts | Including almond, cashew, brazil nuts, pistachio, macadeamia, walnuts, pecan, hazelnut (filbert), pine nut |
| Milk | Including whey, casein, curds, lactalbumin, nougat, rennet casein |
| Eggs | Including albumin, eggnog, meringue, surimi |
| Soy | Including TVP, textured soy protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, soy sauce, miso. |
| Wheat | Including bran, bulgur, couscous, durum, farina, gluten, matzoh, kamut |
| Fish | Including cod, bass, flounder |
| Shellfish | Including crab, lobster, oysters, shrimp. |
Cramer, Michael M. 2004. The time has come for clear food allergen labeling. Food Safety Magazine. 10(5): 18. [table adapted from page. 22].
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