Allergy Recipes Glossary
Understanding allergy-friendly cooking starts with understanding the ingredients, substitutes, and terminology used in safe food preparation.
This Allergy Recipes Glossary is your go-to reference for common allergy terms, safe substitutions, labeling language, and specialty ingredients used in dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, egg-free, and other allergen-conscious recipes.
Whether you’re cooking for a child with food allergies, managing your own dietary restrictions, or simply exploring allergy-friendly baking, this glossary will help you navigate recipes with confidence.
What an Allergy Action Plan IncludesWhat Are Artificial Flavors?What Are Emulsifiers?What Are Food Additives?What Are Hidden Allergens? (Labeling and Safety Tips)What Are Natural Flavors?What Are Stabilizers?What Are Substitute Ingredients?What Are the Top 8 Allergens?What Are the Top 9 Allergens? (Updated Allergy List)What Are Trace Amounts of Allergens?What Does “Free From” Mean on Food Labels?What Does “May Contain” Mean?What Does Allergy-Friendly Mean?What Does Dairy-Free Mean?What Does Gluten-Free Mean?What Does Nut-Free Mean?What Does Plant-Based Mean?What Does Soy-Free Mean?What Does Vegan Mean?What Is a “Contains” Statement?What Is a Binding Agent?What Is a Dairy Alternative? (Milk-Free Substitutes)What Is a Food Allergy?What Is a Food Preparation Area?What Is Allergen Disclosure? (Food Label Rules)What Is Allergen Exposure?What Is Allergen Labeling?What Is Allergen Residue?What Is an Allergen Advisory Statement?What Is an Allergen-Safe Kitchen?What Is an Allergy Card?What Is an Egg Replacer? (Baking Without Eggs)What Is an Elimination Diet?What Is an EpiPen? (Allergy Emergency Injector Guide)What Is an Ingredient List?What Is Anaphylaxis?What Is Casein? (Milk Protein Allergy Explanation)What Is Celiac Disease? (Gluten Allergy Explained)What Is Cross-Contact?What Is Cross-Contamination?What Is Dedicated Equipment?What Is FARE? (Food Allergy Research and Education)What Is Food Intolerance? (Allergy vs. Intolerance)What Is Lactose Intolerance? (Symptoms and Tips)What Is Modified Food Starch?What Is Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity?What Is Oral Allergy Syndrome? (Symptoms and Foods)What Is Precautionary Allergen Labeling?What Is Shared Equipment? (Allergy Risk Explained)What Is Surface Contamination?What Is Whey? (Milk Protein & Allergy Info)
