General guidelines for soy allergy:The
key to an allergy-free diet is to avoid giving
your child the foods or products containing the
food he/she is allergic to. The items that your
child is allergic to are called allergens.
A soy allergy is an abnormal response of the
body to the proteins found in soy. Soybeans are
classified as a legume. Other foods in the legume
family are navy, kidney, string, black, and pinto
beans, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), lentils, carob,
licorice, and peanuts. Sensitivity to peanuts is
the most common, but soybean sensitivity is also
prevalent. Sensitivity to one legume can often be
in association with sensitivity to another
legume.
FOODS |
ALLOWED |
NOT ALLOWED |
| Breads & Starches |
Breads, baked goods, cereals not
containing soy ingredients
Potato chips or popcorn cooked in soy
oil. NOTE: While soy oil does not contain
soy protein, which is the cause of soy allergy,
some persons who are very sensitive to soy may
experience problems with soy oil.
Plain macaroni, rice, barley, rye, wheat,
oats, or grits |
Breads, crackers, cakes, rolls, or
pastries containing peanuts, peanut oil, soy
flour
Process and "natural" cereals which contain
soy ingredients
Soy pasta |
| Vegetables |
Fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables
(except those listed as not allowed) without
sauces or breading containing soy
ingredients |
Soy beans, soybean sprouts
Any vegetables prepared with sauces or
breading containing soy products |
| Fruit |
All fresh, frozen, or canned fruits
and juices process without soy products |
Fruit drink mixed or sauces/toppings
for fruit which contain soy
ingredients |
| Beverages |
Soft drinks
Tea, coffee
Fruit juice |
Soy-based formulas, coffee substitutes
with soy, instant coffee, hot cocoa mixes, malt
beverages, fruit drink mixes made with soy
ingredients |
| Meat & Meat Substitutes
|
Any fresh or frozen beef, chicken,
lamb, pork, turkey, veal, or fish served without
prepackaged sauces, breading, or gravy |
Pork link sausage, deli/luncheon meats
made with soy
Commercially prepared meats where soy is used
as a meat extender
Meat or cheese substitutes which contain soy:
tofu/bean curd, natto, miso
Textured vegetable protein
(TVP) |
| Milk & Milk Products
|
Milk, cheese, cottage cheese, or
yogurt without soy products |
Milk drinks or milk substitutes that
contain soy |
| Soups & Combination
Foods |
Homemade soups and commercial soups
that do not contain soybeans |
Soy is used in many canned soups,
commercial entrees, and combination
foods |
| Desserts & Sweets
|
Ice cream, gelatin, cookies made
without soy ingredients |
Baked goods, such as cakes or cookies
which contain soy flour
Soy products may be used in some commercial
ice creams and other frozen desserts
Hard candies, nut candies, fudge, and
caramels made with soy flour |
| Fats & Oils |
Butter, margarines,
shortening |
Margarine and butter
substitutes
Some salad dressings, mayonnaise, sauces, or
gravies containing soy products
Roasted soybeans or "soy nuts" |
| Condiments & Miscellaneous
|
Sugar, honey,
molasses, catsup, mustard, jelly, jam, plain
sugar candies, syrup, pickles |
Commercial vegetarian
products and meat substitutes
Heinz® Worcestershire sauce, Lea &
Perrins® sauce, fermented soybean pastes (miso
and natto)
Soy sauce, tamari sauce, granola, or
breakfast bars made with soy
Imitation bacon bits made with
soy |
How to read a label for a soy-free
diet:Be sure to avoid giving your child foods
that contain any of the following ingredients:
- hydrolyzed soy protein
- miso
- shoyo sauce
- soy flour
- soy grits
- soy nuts
- soy milk
- soy sprouts
- soy protein concentrate
- soy protein isolate
- soy sauce
- tempeh
- textured vegetable protein (TVP)
- tofu
Other possible sources of soy or soy
products:
- flavorings
- hydrolyzed plant protein
- hydrolyzed vegetable protein
- natural flavoring
- vegetable broth
- vegetable gum
- vegetable starch
To avoid soy and soy products:
- Contact the manufacture to identify the
natural flavorings in foods. Ask if they use soy
as a carrier protein for the natural
flavoring.
- Flavorings may be soy based.
- Hydrolyzed plant and hydrolyzed vegetable
protein in the US are likely to be soy.
- Contact the company to identify vegetable
broth, gums, and starches, as they have the
potential to be soy.
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