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Questions tagged [allergy]

For managing food allergies, including substitutions and best practices in the kitchen. Please don't use for requests to diagnose an allergy, to predict cross-reactions, and other medical advice.

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What is albumin?

Is there albumin in milk, really? I did not realise that until I read about it recently. Then, how come I can drink fresh milk but not have hard-boiled egg whites? Obviously albumin is a collective class of proteins (I believe that is what wikipedia…
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Lard (or other fat) as a subsitute for butter in desserts for someone with a dairy allergy?

My wife is currently unable to consume any dairy as our breast-fed baby has a milk protein allergy. When reading many dessert recipes, many of them call for butter. For example: http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/04/shaker-lemon-pie/ or…
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Substitute for celery in Thanksgiving stuffing

I'm planning on making a cornbread stuffing (likely one of the NYTimes' recipes) for a potluck Thanksgiving. (e.g., stuffing will cooked outside of the turkey) Unfortunately, all of the recipes require celery. I'm allergic to celery and would like…
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Is it possible to treat dairy with lactase to make it lactose free at home?

Part of my unending series of ice cream related questions: I’m mildly lactose intolerant and usually don’t have a lot of upset from a small amount of ice cream. (Especially since cream is naturally lower in lactose.) While lactose-free milk is…
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Is a peanut a nut?

Is a peanut technically a nut? If not, when people say they are allergic to "nuts", are they also allergic to real nuts,(walnuts, almonds, cashews, etc.)?
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Standardized symbols for marking food allergies / warnings?

I was reading a blog posting about someone who visited Google's cafeteria and noticed the picture of a sign labeled 'Menu Labeling Symbols'. As I occassionaly participate in pot lucks and similar, and end up bringing index cards or post-it notes & a…
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Substitute for sesame oil (sesame allergy)

My family eats a lot of stir fries and sesame oil is a critical ingredient in many of them. Unfortunately, my wife is allergic to sesame so we need an alternative. Has anyone had success recreating the sesame oil flavor with a non-sesame-based…
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Citrus allergy, need substitute

I’m allergic to lemons, limes, and all citrus fruit. what can I substitute in making my own jams/jellies, other items that seem to require the juice of a lemon?
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Why the overlap in peanut and tree nut allergies?

My wife is severely allergic to both tree nuts and peanuts (as in full on anaphylaxis, hello epipen and ER). We both find this curious, since peanuts are legumes and not nuts at all. Informally we've heard there is about a 10% overlap in these…
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Tips on cooking for people with different allergies

Most people have friends with allergies, and I wish to make a list with tips on how to make such a meal when there is different allergies at the same time. For example, it's a big problem making a cake without gluten, laktose and eggs, but this…
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What's a good substitute for onion for someone with an onion allergy?

I am an allium lover with a strong allergy to all alliums. It is technically a sensitivity, as it isn't an instant reaction, but spending an hour in the bathroom because of one stray piece of red onion warrants a scarier word then "sensitivity". For…
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How can I make mocktails that actually taste like non-fruity cocktails?

My partner is a teetotaler and I have oral allergy syndrome, which means I am allergic to almost all raw fruit juices. We want to try making some mocktails that we can both drink that actually resemble cocktails along the lines of an Old Fashioned,…
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Oatmeal & Lactose Intolerance

I work as a kitchen aide in an assisted living community. I assist the cooks in some aspects of kitchen prep (mostly non-cooking), but occasionally I help in the actual cooking of food. For breakfast, oatmeal is served every morning. The residents…
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Testing for beef

I'm allergic to beef in the same way that lactose intolerant people are allergic to milk. There are times at home when I cook ground turkey and I react the same way as when I eat beef, so I'm suspicious that either there's beef in the meat, or that…
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Risks of allergen cross-contamination (and how to avoid)

Is there any evidence regarding the risks of allergen cross-contamination in a typical residential kitchen environment? Specifically, I'm wondering about situations like: 1) If a seasoned cast-iron skillet comes into contact with an allergen (e.g.…
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