Other than vegetable shortening, oil and some margarines, are there any products that you have been surprised to learn have soy in them?
We have a local bakery that cannot accomodate soy free requests, and I'm wondering if there are other products where you wouldn't expect to find soy.
Thanks!
Liz
Thank you Auzzi! That is just what I was looking for. On your "less obvious" list, I notice emulsifiers, and I immediately thought of my LorAnn emulsions. I will check with them next week and see if soy is one of the emulsifiers.
I did not know about the cross reactions - I believe licorice is from anise seed, which is very similar to fennel seed (is that from fenugreek?).
And I didn't realize the gums were derived from soy.
I really appreciate your help.
Liz
Cross-reactions are those that are caused by similar chemicals in other products - they are not soy in origin.
AJust an FYI, being part of the same family of foods is usually not enough to trigger a reaction if someone is allergies to a different food in that family. For example, many people are allergic to peanuts, but soy allergies are not nearly as widespread.
Soy-free is certainly possible, but it is a pain...more annoying than gluten-free, not as annoying as corn-free.
Here's a great resource as well. I point my children's caretakers to this website all the time, and everyone seems to find it very useful. If you scroll to the bottom there is a pdf file that informs on how to read a label for various food allergies to include soy.
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