Friday, January 29, 2010

The Incredible Inedible Egg

I bet you had no idea*!

The following ingredients found on a label indicate the presence of egg protein. All labels should be read carefully before consuming a product, even if it has been used safely in the past.

Contain Egg:

Albumin
Apovitellin
Cholesterol free egg substitute (e.g. Eggbeaters®)
Dried egg solids, dried egg
Egg Egg, egg white, egg yolk
Egg wash
Eggnog
Fat substitutes
Globulin
Livetin
Lysozyme
Mayonnaise
Meringue, meringue powder
Ovalbumin
Ovoglobulin
Ovomucin
Ovomucoid
Ovotransferrin
Ovovitelia
Ovovitellin
Powdered eggs
Silici albuminate
Simplesse
Trailblazer
Vitellin
Whole egg

May Contain Egg:

Artificial flavoring
Lecithin
Natural flavoring
Nougat

Source: http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/resourcespre.php?id=36

*You probably did know this if you have or your kids have an egg allergy. But I can say I had no idea before this morning.

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