Top Hidden Allergens: Strange Places You Find Egg

Ovotransferin, livetin, and Albumin.

Did you know that these words meant eggs?   Or that cholesterol-free egg substitutes contain egg?

A law put into place in 2006 by the FDA demands that any of the top 8 allergens be listed in plain English.  This includes egg.  However, there are foods that are not covered by this law, so it is good to become familiar with these terms, so that your intuition can perk up if you see them.  Better yet, if you are allergic to eggs or shopping for someone who is allergic to eggs, take this list with you.

Ingredients  / Products that usually Contain Eggs:

Albumin

Apovitellin

Cholesterol free egg substitute (e.g. Eggbeaters®)

Conalbumin

Dried egg solids, dried egg

Egg, egg white, egg yolk

Egg wash

Eggnog

Egg (whole)

Fat substitutes

Globulin

Livetin

Lysozyme

Mayonnaise

Meringue, meringue powder

Ovalbumin

Ovoglobulin

Ovomucin

Ovomucoid

Ovotransferrin

Ovovitelia

Ovovitellin

Powdered eggs

Silici albuminate

Simplesse

Trailblazer

Vitellin

May Contain Egg:

Artificial flavoring

Lecithin

Natural flavoring

Nougat

This list was supplemented with one from Kids with Food Allergies.