Dairy Allergen List
June 21, 2007 by top8free
Dairy products may be hidden in foods like breads, deli meats, or canned tuna. Actually, I’ve found dairy hidden in products that have made me wonder if the Dairy Council was paying someone to think up new uses for milk byproducts. I can’t come up with any other reason why someone would want whey in their tuna fish, let alone their non-dairy creamer.
When I first started the elimination diet I had overwhelming cravings for dairy products. After a while I realized that most of the problem was that I was not getting enough fat in my diet and the intense cravings went away, though I still sometimes miss dairy. I take any cravings for ice cream as a sign that I am not getting enough calcium in my diet and focus on eating healthy, well-balanced foods, and the cravings go away in a day or so.
Dairy Ingredient List
- artificial butter flavor
- brown sugar flavoring
- butter, butter fat, butter oil
- buttermilk
- caramel (coloring or flavoring)
- casein/ casseinates
- cheese (cottage, cream, goat, sheep, cow, etc.)
- cream
- curds
- custard
- ghee
- half and half
- high protein flour
- Hydrolysates (casein, milk protein, protein, whey, whey protein)
- ice cream
- lactalbumin
- lactic acid
- lactoferrin
- lactose
- lactulose
- Lactoglobulin
- margarine (inc dairy free)
- Milk (derivative, protein, solids, malted, condensed, evaporated, dry, LactaidTM Milk)
- natural and artificial flavorings
- non-dairy creamer & products
- nougat
- pudding
- rennet casein
- sour cream
- whey
- yogurt
“Creamy” things you CAN eat
- Avocado (great on sandwiches)
- Rice milk
- Rice “ice cream” (check to make sure it does not contain dairy or soy)
- Tapioaca or rice pidding made with coconut milk
- Frozen bananas
- Smoothies made with bananas and/or coconut milk
- Tropical Popscicles
- Hummus (if you are not allergic to sesame)
- White bean dip
I like to put good quality olice oil and salt on my bread instead of margerine. It is almost impossible to find a margerine that is both dairy and soy free, and it doesn’t taste that good if/when you find it!
I’m confused why it would matter with hummus whether you’re allergic to sesame or not. I’ve never seen hummus with sesame in it, but I’ve seen plenty with soy in it. Trader Joe’s sells a hummus made with standard Middle Eastern ingredients that no one seems to react to.
As for ice cream, we have an ice cream maker and make ice cream with coconut cream. Just add a little raw sugar and a touch of vanilla (preferably homemade) and if you want chocolate ice cream add cocoa. 20 minutes later you’ll have ice cream. It’s the best dairy-free ice cream I’ve had, at least that isn’t polluted with corn or soy (which I’m also allergic to.)
I haven’t found any use for rice milk. I make my own milks with a soymilk machine, mostly using almonds and/or oats, depending on what I’m using it for. Rice milk is terrible for baking. The leftovers from making your own nut milk are great as a substitute for sour cream in baking recipes and are a great additive for homemade protein bars also.
Sharon:
One of the main ingredients in most hummus recipes is tahini, which is sesame butter. It is possible to make hummus without tahini, but the stuff we see in the grocery case generally includes it.
I do not know what the ingredients in Trader Joe’s hummus are, and I was unable to find the information online. However, I would hesitate to reccomend any storebought hummus to someone allergic to sesame. Even if that flavor was tahini-free, there would always be the risk of cross-contamination.
The name of our site “Top 8 Free” refers to foods that are free of the top eight food allergens, which includes nuts. Almond milk is not a good option for someone with a nut allergy, though I agree with you about it being yummy. (It makes fabulous hot cocoa, if you can eat it.)
Rice milk does not contain as much protien as soy or cow milk, and therefore bakes differently. The recipes on this site have all been tested multiple times using rice milk, and the ingredient proportions are designed for rice milk, so they will work if you try them.
Making all of your own food from stratch is time consuming, so I try to make use of the few packaged convenience foods that I can. That is why many of the recipes in this book call for boxed rice milk. If you have the inclination to make your own, more the better!
I’d love to get your recipe for homemade oat milk, if you are willing to share!
Thanks for the comments.