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Most individuals who discover they are allergic to dairy try
to eliminate it from their diet. They
cautiously read the label on every food item, scanning for any form of dairy;
milk, lactose, whey. Yet, some
apparently dairy-free foods still make them feel awful. Or worse, their health never improved after
eliminating dairy and they don’t know why.
If you suffer from dairy allergy or intolerance you should
beware of the following list of food additives.
Each of these additives can be made from dairy and could make you
sick. Print this list out and keep it in
your wallet or purse so that you can check food labels for these hidden sources
of dairy.
Food Additives That
May Contain Dairy:
Albumins
Calcium
caseinate
Calcium
lactate
Calcium
stearoyl lactylate
Casein
Lactalbumin
Lactic Acid
Potassium lactate
Sodium stearoyl fumarate
If you have successfully eliminated dairy and dairy
derivatives, such as the above food additives, from your diet then you have
also significantly decreased the amount of calcium in your diet. Make sure you get adequate calcium by
including the following foods in your dairy-free diet:
Almonds, Sesame Seeds, Filberts
Asparagus, Cabbage, Broccoli
Blackstrap Molasses
Figs, Prunes
Kale, Collard, Turnip/Mustard/Dandelion Greens
Oats, Soybeans, Tofu
Reference:
Farlow, C. Food Additives: A Shopper’s Guide to What’s
Safe and What’s Not. 1993.
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