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Egg allergy

In the body: An allergy is the immune system reacting to the food.

Not rated by dose: a flag on 5 reviewed foods, among them scrambled eggs, Cakes and Cookies. The list below has a line for each of 7 preparations.

For some people. Allergies, medicines and medical conditions: a flag for the people the source names, no wider.

All hazards

The reference value and where it comes from

Reviewed foods that carry it

5 reviewed foods carry it; none is rated by dose. A food counts once, as in the foods list: preparations sharing a page (raw and cooked, canned) count once; one with its own page counts apart. Below, one line for each of 7 preparations.

How often you can eat it

No food here is rated by dose. Each line says why it’s listed: a flag for the people the source names, advice on handling it, or context.

Flags and context, not rated by dose

  • Cakes

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Eggs - A priority food allergen · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with an egg allergy: egg is a Health Canada priority food allergen. Some people with egg allergy tolerate extensively baked egg, with an allergist's advice.

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: egg (most cakes and many pies; eggless recipes exist)

  • Cookies

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Eggs - A priority food allergen · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with an egg allergy: egg is a Health Canada priority food allergen. Some people with egg allergy tolerate extensively baked egg, with an allergist's advice.

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: egg (most cookie doughs; eggless and vegan cookies exist)

  • Eggs, hard-boiled

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, priority allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Eggs are a Health Canada priority allergen

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: person-specific

  • Eggs, raw

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, priority allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Eggs are a Health Canada priority allergen

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: person-specific

  • Eggs, scrambled

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, priority allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Eggs are a Health Canada priority allergen

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: person-specific

  • Mayonnaise

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada 2017 · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with an egg allergy: Health Canada lists mayonnaise and creamy dressings among foods that contain or often contain egg. The page sets no threshold.

    Intake: one 13.95 g (15 mL) serving a day, 70 kg adult

    Measured on: Egg yolk (whole egg) is a required ingredient of mayonnaise, mayonnaise dressing and mayonnaise salad dressing in the Canadian standard (vegetable oil, egg, vinegar or lemon juice).

  • Ranch dressing

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada 2017 · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with an egg allergy: Health Canada lists 'Salad dressings, creamy dressings' among foods that contain or often contain egg. Mayonnaise-based and creamy dressings (ranch, Caesar, Thousand Island, green goddess) contain egg yolk; oil-and-vinegar dressings may not, and the ingredient list shows which a bottle is.

    Intake: one 30.4 g (30 mL) serving a day, 70 kg adult

    Measured on: Mayonnaise-based and creamy dressings (ranch, Caesar, Thousand Island, green goddess) contain egg yolk; oil-and-vinegar dressings may not. Which one a bottle is, is on the ingredient list.

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