As if having food allergies and sensitivities isn’t difficult enough, food labels can be so misleading and confusing that we often times ingest the foods that make us sick without even realizing it. 
This is a list of some of the common label names that can be linked to some of the top food allergens…
Likely contains EGG:
Albumin
Binder
Coagulant
Egg white
Egg yolk or yellow
EmulsifierGlobulin
Lecithin
Livetin
Lysozyme
Ovalbumin
OvamucinOvamucoid
Ovovitellin
Powdered egg
Vitellin
Whole egg
Likely contains MILK:
Artificial butter flavor
Butter
Butter fat
Buttermilk solids
Caramel color
Caramel flavoring
Casein
Caseinate
Cheese
Cream Curds
“De-lactosed” whey
Demineralized whey
Dried milk
Dry milk solids
Fully cream milk powder
High protein flavor
LactalbuminLactalbumin phosphate
Lactose
Milk
Milk derivate
Milk protein
Milk solids
Natural flavoring
Pasteurized milk
Rennet casein
Skim milk powder
Solids
Sour cream (or solids)
Sour milk solids
Whey
Whey powder
Whey protein concentrate
Likely contains SOY:
Gum arabic
Bulking agent
Carob
Emulsifier
Guar gum
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)
Lecithin*
Miso
MSG (Monosodium glutamate) !
Protein
Protein extender
Soy Flour
Soy nuts
Soy panthenolSoy protein
Soy protein isolate or concentrate
Soy sauce
Soybean
Soybean oil
Stabilizer
Starch
Textured vegetable protein (TVP)
Thickener
Tofu
Vegetable broth
Vegetable gum
Vegetable starch
Likely to contain WHEAT:
All-purpose flour
Bleached flour
Bulgur (cracked wheat)
Bran
Cornstarch
Couscous
Durum wheat
Enriched flour
Farina
Gelatinized starch* (or pre-gelatinized)
Gluten
Graham flour
Hard durum flour
High gluten flour
High protein flour !
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein !
Kamut
Miller’s branModified food starch*
Modified starch*
MSG (monosodium glutamate)**
Protein
Semolina
Spelt
Starch*
Unbleached flour
Vegetable gum*
Vegetable starch*
Vital gluten
Wheat bran
Wheat flour
Wheat germ
Wheat gluten
Wheat starch
White flour
Whole wheat
Whole wheat flour
Corn derivatives:
anything beginning with “malto” aka maltodextrin
MSG can also be used under the term “natural flavors”