Hidden Milk and Egg

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in Food Allergy, Milk & Egg

Learn to recognize the products where milk and egg can hide, and the alternate names for these allergens you’ll want to watch out for.

Allergen

Where It Hides

Alternate Names

Eggs
  • baked goods, e.g. cookies, cakes
  • challah and gluten-free bread
  • crackers
  • fat replacers (e.g. Simplesse)
  • meat products with fillers like meatballs or meatloaf
  • nougats, marzipan candy
  • pasta (fresh but also some dried pasta “may contain” eggs)
  • quiche, soufflé
  • salad dressing, creamy dressings
  • sauces, for example, Béarnaise, hollandaise, Newburg, tartar
  • eggnog, whiskey sour
  • fish mixtures (surimi) used imitation crab and lobster meat
  • foam and milk toppings on coffee
  • anesthetic, for example Diprivan (propofol)
  • some vaccines (e.g. flu vaccine; speak to allergist re safety)
  • craft materials
  • hair-care products
  • medications
  • albumin/albumen-conalbumin-globulin
  • livetin
  • lysozyme
  • ovo (means egg), for example, ovalbumin, ovomucin, ovotransferrin
  • silico-albuminate
  • vitellin

Allergen

Where It Hides

Alternate Names

Milk, Dairy
  • artificial butter, butter flavor, butter oil
  • baked goods, e.g. cakes, cookies
  • battered or fried foods
  • broths and bouillons
  • caramel coloring or flavoring
  • chocolate, candies
  • crackers
  • coffee whiteners
  • custards, puddings
  • deli meats, hot dogs
  • dips and salad dressings
  • egg and fat substitutes (Opta, Simplesse)
  • high-protein flour
  • lactose-free products (don’t confuse wth ‘dairy-free’; many contain milk protein)
  • malt drink mixes
  • margarine (look for dairy-free brands)
  • sausages
  • soy or rice cheese
  • soups and soup mixes
  • potatoes (instant, mashed and scalloped potatoes)
  • ghee (clarified butter) and butter fat
  • kefir
  • Kumiss (fermented milk drink)
  • medications
  • tuna fish (some canned brands)
  • beta-lactoglobulin
  • casein, rennet casein-caseinate (ammonium caseinate, magnesium caseinate, sodium caseinate, calcium caseinate, potassium caseinate)
  • delactosed or demineralized whey
  • whey and whey protein concentrate
  • dry milk, milk solids
  • hydrolyzed casein, hydrolyzed milk protein
  • lactalbumin and lactalbumin phosphate
  • lactose
  • lactoferrin, lactoglobulin
  • milk derivative, fat and protein
  • modified milk ingredients