This chart is a list of many foods by food group from most allergenic to least allergenic. This is great as a starting ground for a nursing mom to determine which foods to eliminate from her diet as well as deciding what order to introduce baby foods. Remember that the top eight allergens are milk, soy, wheat, egg, peanut, tree nut, fish, and shellfish.
| GRAINS & FLOURS | VEGETABLES | FRUITS | NUTS, SEEDS, & DRIED LEGUMES | MEATS & ALTERNATES | MILK & MILK PRODUCTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat Triticale Semolina Bulgur Spelt Kamut |
Tomato Spinach Celery (raw) |
Strawberry Raspberry Orange Fig Mango Watermelon |
Peanut Soy Hazelnut (Filbert) Sesame seed |
Egg white Egg yolk |
Ice cream Cow's milk: Homogenized Raw milk 1% 2% Skim |
| Rye | Carrot (raw) Green pea Lima bean Broad bean (fava bean) Cabbage (heart) |
Apple (raw) Apricot (raw) Peach (raw) Date Cantaloupe |
Walnut Pecan Brazil nut Almond |
Shellfish: - Crab - Lobster - Prawn/shrimp - Clam - Oyster - Scallop |
Cheese: Fermented: Cheddar Camembert Blue Swiss Edam Mozzarella Goat cheese |
| Corn | Pineapple Raisin Apple (cooked) |
Cocoa bean Chocolate Coconut |
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| Oats Barley |
Cauliflower Brussel sprouts Green bean |
Kiwi Cherry Plum/prune Apricot (cooked) |
Cashew Pistachio Macadamia |
Fin fish - Cod - Sole - other white fish - Tuna - Salmon |
Cottage cheese Cream cheese |
| White rice Brown rice Wild rice |
Avocado Cabbage (outer leaves) |
Loganberry Boysenberry |
Dried peas Lentils Dried beans - Navy - Pinto - Garbanzo Carob Sunflower seed Flax seed |
Cream Sour cream |
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| Millet T’ef |
Onion Green onion Garlic |
Plantain Banana Grape |
Processed meats - Pepperoni - Salami - Bologna - Wieners Ham Bacon |
Canned milk (evaporated) |
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| Buckwheat (kasha) | Celery (cooked) Green/red peppers |
Grapefruit Lemon Lime |
Goat milk Sheep milk |
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| Amaranth | Potato Cucumber Lettuce |
Currants (Red/ Black) |
Pumpkin seed | Pork | Processed cheese |
| Tapioca Cassava |
Asparagus Broccoli Beets |
Peach (cooked/ canned) |
Bean sprouts | Chicken Beef Veal Turkey |
Soft cheese (Philadelphia) |
| Sago Arrowroot Quinoa |
Squashes (all types) |
Cranberry Blackberry Blueberry |
Poppy seed | Wild meats - Deer - Elk - Moose - Bear - Buffalo |
Yogurt Buttermilk |
| Carrot (cooked) Parsnip |
Pear | Butter | |||
| Turnip Sweet potato Yam |
Rhubarb | Rabbit Lamb |
Clarified butter |
Reference: J.M.Vickerstaff Joneja, Dealing with Food Allergies. Bull Publishing Company, Colorado 2003, Page 106
Chart used with permission from Vickerstaff Health Services.





