"How to" Information
| Abbreviations on the site are consistent and mean the same throughout. There are multiple places in the site to add or edit products, add items to your personal grocery list, add items to your personal elimination diet, and change additional data. Changes on the food database or the underlined product numbers will change information for all members. While changes on your personal grocery list or elimination diet do not affect other members. |
Y - Yes, the item is free of the allergen. Legend of Allergens See detail of preservatives below. Store - This is a place indicated by member where you can find the product online. |
We have classified common allergen preservatives into groups below:
MSGGultcFree |
SulphiFree
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BenzParaFree
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CarmNitrEthylFree
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ColorFree |
MSG "Glut" and "Gluc" |
Sulphites (not sulphates) and sulphur dioxide and acid calcium bisulphite calcium sulphite potassium bisulphite potassium metabisulphite potassium sulphite sodium hydrogen sulphite sodium metabisulphite sodium sulphite sulphur dioxide sulphuric acid |
"Benz" or Benzoates benzoic acid benzoyl peroxide calcium benzoate ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate heptyl p-hydroxybenzoate potassium benzoate sodium benzoate "Para" methylparaben paraffins propylparaben |
Nitrates Ethyl Carmines & other |
Allura red AC Black 7984 Brilliant Black BN Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant Scarlet 4R Brown FK Chocolate Brown HT Green S Patent blue V Quinoline yellow Red 2G Sunset yellow FCF Tartrazine Yellow 2G |