Allergen

Where It Hides

Alternate Names

Sesame, Other Seeds

• baked goods, e.g., breads, cookies, pastries, bagels, buns
• Bread crumbs, bread sticks, cereals, crackers, melba toast, muesli
• dips, pâtés, spreads, e.g., hummus, chutney
• dressings, gravies, marinades, salads, sauces, soups
• ethnic foods, e.g., flavored rice, noodles, shish kebabs, stews, stir fry
• flavor(ing)
• herbs, seasoning, spice
• margarine
• processed meats, sausages
• risotto (rice dish)
• sesame oil, sesame salt (gomasio)
• snack foods, e.g., bagel/pita chips, candy, granola bars, halvah, pretzels, rice cakes, sesame snap bars
• tahini
• tempeh
• vegetarian burgers
• cosmetics and soaps

• benne/benne seed/benniseed
• gingelly/gingelly oil

seeds

• sesamol/sesamolina
• sesamum indicum
• sim sim
• Tahina
• tahini
• Til
• vegetable oil

• sauces
• salad dressings
• gravies
• dips
• prepared meat products (sausages, hamburger patties)
• spice mixes

• natural flavoring
• spices

• animal food, specifically bird
• vegetable oil
• breads
• crackers
• sunflower seed spreads
• trail mixes (Enjoy Life trail mix does contain sunflower seeds)
• pay attention to the labels on other seed spreads (or nuts, if there are no allergies to nuts) as they may be made on the
• same equipment or in the same facility as sunflower seed spread
• Cosmetics/Soaps

Sources:
-ImmunoCAP
-Canadian Food Inspection Agency