Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies: Tree Nut Allergies
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FST-201NP
Remember to ALWAYS read food labels carefully and watch for hidden allergens. Hidden allergens are ingredients derived from or containing major food allergens with common names that may be unfamiliar to consumers. Foods or ingredients to AVOID if allergic to tree nuts: (This is not an exhaustive list.)
- Almond
- Artificial nuts
- Brazil nut
- Beechnut
- Butternut
- Cashew
- Chestnut
- Chinquapin nut
- Coconut
- Filbert/hazelnut
- Gianduja (a chocolate-nut mixture)
- Ginkgo nut
- Hickory nut
- Litchi/lichee/Lychee nut
- Macadamia nut
- Marzipan/almond paste
- Nangai nut
- Natural nut extract (e.g., almond, walnut)
- Nut butters (e.g., cashew Nut meal, almond)
- Nut meat
- Nut paste (e.g., almond paste)
- Nut pieces
- Pecan
- Pesto
- Pili nut
- Pine nut (also referred to as Indian, pignoli, pigñolia, pignon, piñon, and pinyon nut)
- Pistachio
- Praline
- Shea nut
- Walnut
May also contain tree nuts:
- Black walnut hull extract (flavoring)
- Natural nut extract
- Nut distillates/alcoholic extracts
- Nut oils (e.g., walnut oil, almond oil)
- Walnut hull extract (flavoring)
Alternative food sources that provide important nutrients if avoiding tree nuts:
Protein: meats, poultry, fish, dairy products, beans, and legumes
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Publication Date
February 3, 2021
