Note that all fermented products, such as beer and wine, contain natural sulfites. They can also contain added sulfites.
Here is a partial list of foods that can contain sulfites:
- Apple cider
- Apples (dried, glazed, dedydrated, canned or frozen)
- Apricots (dried, glazed or dedydrated)
- Baked goods
- Beer (Alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
- Breads
- Candy
- Canned fruits and vegetables
- Cereal
- Cheese, blue *
- Cheese, soft (some types)*
- Chocolate bars
- Cider (Alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
- Coconut (dried or dedydrated)
- Coleslaw
- Condiments
- Cookies
- Cornmeal
- Cornstarch
- Crackers
- Deli meat
- Dextrose syrup
- Dressings
- Dried fruit
- Fish
- Frozen fruits and vegetables
- Fruit bars
- Fruit filling
- Fruit juice
- Fruit syrup
- Gelatin
- Glazed fruits
- Glucose solids
- Glucose syrup
- Grape juice (regular or sparkling)
- Grapes (fresh) – safe in some contries
- Grapes (glazed)
- Gravies
- Guacamole
- Herbs (dried)
- Horseradish
- Hot Dogs
- Jams
- Jellies
- Ketchup
- Lemon juice/concentrate
- Lettuce (fresh) – safe in some contries
- Lime juice/concentrate
- Maraschino cherries
- Marmalade
- Mincemeat (dried or dedydrated)
- Molasses
- Muesli
- Mushrooms (canned or frozen)
- Mustard
- Noodles
- Olives (canned)
- Onions (pickled)
- Papaya (dried or dedydrated)
- Pastries
- Peaches (dried or dedydrated)
- Pears (dried or dedydrated)
- Peas (canned or frozen)
- Pectin
- Peppers (canned or frozen)
- Perfume*
- Pickled foods
- Pickles
- Pineapple (dried or dedydrated)
- Potato chips
- Potato starch
- Potatoes (dehydrated, frozen french fries, dehydrated, mashed, peeled, pre-cut)
- Raisins (dried or dedydrated)
- Relish
- Rice mixes
- Sauces
- Sauerkraut
- Sausages
- Shellfish
- Shrimp (fresh/frozen)
- Snack foods
- Soft drinks
- Soup mixes
- Soups
- Soy products
- Spices
- Starches
- Sugar beet starch
- Sugar syrups
- Tea
- Tomatoes (dried, sun dried, dedydrated, canned, frozen or paste/pulp/puree)
- Tortilla chips
- Trail mix
- Vegetable juices
- Vinegar, wine vinegar
- Waffles
- Water (bottled)
- White grape juice
- Wine (Alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
Please leave a comment if you notice anything that is missing
* Items marked with and asterisk have been suggested by readers by I have not personally verified them.
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Lots of rotisserie chickens
Lots of rotisserie chickens have been injected with marinade containing sulfites
I buy the chicken that are either FREE FROM or FREE RANGE.
Eggs contain sulfites.
Eggs contain sulfites.
Concentration
It would be nice if you could mention the amount of sulphites in your list ; I’m sure some only have a trace whereas others are more of a danger ?
Sulfites Concentration
It would be good to know the concentration.
It varies from one brand to the next. Some brands may have none.
The point it to watch out for these and similar foods.
You may want to call the manufacturer of the brands you buy for more details.
Feel free to share your results here!
sulfate allergys
cheese ,stuffings, because of the vignar aND SULFATES
sulfites
Processed meats, such as deli meats/cold cuts, hot dogs and sausage contain sulfites.
I have had so many question’s about my allergies.I am allergic to gluten,sulfer/sulfites,yeast and pork.This site has answered many of my concerns.Keep up the good work.
thank you
Joy
Your list of possible bad food items covers more than it leaves out. It is raw data without the specifics for each food the info is useless. A list of the top five and why would have been more useful. I think you gave it a good shot but missed the target
Hi Ron,
Some people like an explicit list of foods that contain sulfites. It is of course impossible to have a complete list, but at least it illustrates the kinds and variety of products that have sulfites in them for one reason or another.
Speaking of reasons, that sounds to me what you are looking for: see this article on sulfites and tell me what you think.
I agree Ron,
I have developed a severe problem with sulfites and do not know what to eat. I appreciate this much more than the top few because I already know those and need more help than that.
toothpaste, garlic
Tempeh
It would be nice to know if the foods naturally have sulfites or if it is just a food that commonly have sulfites added. For instance, right now I don’t know if you mean I shouldn’t eat any apples at all (even if I grew them myself in my back yard and new everything that went on them), if I could eat organic apples, if I should be on the look out for sulfites on an ingredient list if I see apples, if I should just assume that apples in an ingredient list have sulfites added like I do for molasses and dried apricots, etc.
Good question Abbie.
Yeast naturally produces sulfites, so fermented products, such as wine, naturally contain some sulfites.
Other products, for example the apple products (dried, glazed, apple cider etc.) have sulfites added to them. Wine and beer frequently have additional sulfites added to them, over and above natural levels.
Fresh fruit and vegetables are fine to the best of my knowledge.
Fresh and organic apples are not problematic. Any packaged apples unless listed as organic, I assume they contain sulfites much like Apricots and molasses.
Just wondering if the things that others mentioned have infact been found to have sulfites that can cause allergies in some folks? Have hives that are driving me nuts and Dr said to avoid sulfites along with other stuff.
I suggest you try cutting out all of the suggested foods and see what happens. Assuming you see an improvement, and I hope you do, you can try bringing in some of the foods you think you can’t live without. If your symptoms come back, you can decide if the symptoms are worse than not eating that particular food or the other way around.
I know it’s tough but it’s worth it if you see the results.
Could someone explain to me why somethings on these list do not list any of the ‘sulfite’ names in their ingredients yet they are still on this list for sulfites? I have looked up lots of information regarding sulfites and I’m totally confused about what I can and cannot eat when looking at ingredient list to make sure that there isn’t anything I shouldn’t be eating. Please help
For example… cereal or waffles, what are in these kinds of foods that have to do with sulfites
Some of the sulfites occur naturally in things (soy). Others are not required to add sulfites to their list of ingredients. The feds only require someone list on their ingredients if it rises above a certain level so most baked goods have sulfites to make it look pretty, but don’t have to tell you about it. Also, the feds do not require listing if they use an ingredient that already had sulfites when they added it. So, corn syryp, corn starch, high frutcose corn syryp, corn oil don’t have to tell you about the sulfites in them. Corn is soaked for 2 days in sulfites in order to extract all the goodies that people make from corn. Any potato, frozen or dehydrated is doused in sulfites and because of some silly law suit are exempt from including it in their products. You have to be a well educated consumer depending on how you respond to sulfites, if it’s an allergy or a sensitivity, and know the things that have sulfites and avoid those that you are unsure of. It’s really a pain!
Thanks for the additional info.
When you say “…are exempt from including it in their products.” do you mean ingredients?
I believe that I have a sulfite allergy what can you drink…is water o.k. Can you drink pure juice from health food store i.e.(cranberry juice). Is all fruit except grapes o.k. and which vegetables..i.e. carrots,corn?
Yes, water is OK! In fact, nothing is better than water. Most other things that you drink are sort of like negative water (in other words, cause you to be more thirsty).
As for pure juice, there is no such thing. Pure and 100% do not take on their dictionary definitions in the marketing world.
Always check each flavor and each brand before you drink it. It doesn’t matter where you buy it.
Fresh vegetables are fine. If they are frozen, preserved, or you eat them in a restaurant, that’s a different matter. You have to check in each case.
I am going to disagree with you on the water – in some cases. many brands of bottled water have sulfites added to them – keep the Dasani away from me! As far as tap water goes, sulfites are added to tap water to prevent the pipes that bring the water to your home from rusting internally. Additionally, if the water is filtered, almost all filters in this country are made from coconut – which of course have sulfites in them. The best I think you can do is unfiltered tap water or well water. I have even considered buying one of those machines to take the impurities out of the water – but those are EXPENSIVE.
Interesting that sulfates are added to the city water supply. I haven’t found a reference to that after a quick search on the internet, although apparently it is used in boilers and steam equipment, including equipment used for food production.
Some filters may be made with coconut, but I expect you’d be fine with a solid block activated carbon filter, which actually works, unlike the many cheap filters like Britta. Reverse osmosis is very expensive. Sold block activated carbon is almost as good, but not quite (does not remove fluoride for example)
get a juicer and make your own fresh juice! There are lots of recipes on the web!
All bottled water has Sulphates. Check the label. When I have one to many bottles I have a attack.
Hi I was wondering if certified organic Broccoli, Cauliflower, lettuce,carrots and fruit juices are ok. I was also wondering about organic apple cider vinegar. If you can eat organic lettuce what can you use as dressing? I’ve heard that lettuce is o.k. to eat and then I heard that it contains natural sulfites , is this true. Thank you for you time.
Organic is supposed to be free of added sulfites. I have not yet found a grape juice I can drink. It’s not the fruit or vegatables that’s the problem, usually it’s the additives. Most drinks have high frutcose corn syryp, soy or other ingredients that have sulfites in it. If manufacturers use a product that contain sulfites, they are not required by law to report it on their label. Most organic manufactureres are good about it. You will need to make a lot of things yourself. I’m experimenting with salad dressings that use fresh lemon juice instead of vinegar. Please post if you find anything.
I am new to this, but have read that rice vinegar is safe. If true, that would be a good base for a salad dressing, as well as the fresh lemons.
Onions and garlic contain sulfites and cause significant reaction for me.
I have serious effects of being allergic to sulfites. I have never had a problem with onions and garlic. They are in my diet everyday. Are you sure it’s a sulfite allergy?
same here! I have trouble with beer, and wine and yeast, or anything that says contains sulfites on the package, but I have never had trouble with garlic or onions.
I have sulfite and corn intolerances, onions and garlic are a big part of them too! There are sulfites or sulfate in both onions and garlic, if you don’t react then you may have a different sensitivity level than others. I have a hard time figuring out how to add flavor to food w/out onions or garlic!
I struggle with the same problem. My Dr. explains that garlic and onions contain a sulfur compound that for me, create a significant reaction. I went into mourning for some time after figuring out how sick I got from my beloved garlic and onions. I use lots of herbs. I have an herb garden in the kitchen in winter, outside during the summer, then harvest and dry as much as I can. Organic herbs and spices are too expensive for me. When making pasta sauce, I use lots of fresh basil, thyme and oregano. I put rosemary stem in roasts. Italian parsley has much more flavor than curly. Marjoram, sage and tarragon are among my favorites as well. In some dishes, I put the dried herbs in 1/2 cup of hot water before adding them to the dish. It livens up the flavors. I have yet to find a good substitute for onion and garlic, but there is no reason not to have flavor. You’ll need to make you own chicken and vegetable stock. All store brands I’ve seen have garlic and/or onions. Please let me know if you find any other ideas. I’m always looking.
You can use fresh lemon too.
I have an allergy to all of those foods, including being lactose intolerant. I am living on organic chicken& fresh and fresh lettuce. I am so allergic to sulfites. I do have bacterial overgrowth in my small intestine, and h-pylori, which I cant get rid because I have an an allergic reaction to EVERY antibiotic. Does anyone have any food suggestions for me, I am going to fade away!!!!:((((((Any info would be appreciated:)
Hi Lucy,
Perhaps taking too much antibiotics in the first place is the cause of your problem.
You should not try to get rid of bacteria in your intestine, you should try to introduce the correct bacteria that is beneficial to digestion. ‘Good’ bacteria will hold the bad stuff in check.
Try some good probiotics.
Garlic, garlic, garlic… Almonds, cranberries, blueberries, ginger.
Be creative in adding these ingredients in with your meals.
Be carefull with ginger and cinnamon… Too much can cause chest pains and shortness of breath!
How much is too much?
I’ve never experienced this problem and I eat quite a bit of both at times.
I think how much is too much depends on the person. I just remember having alot of chest pains and shortness of breath for close to a year. My girlfriend told me that you can actually overdose on cinnamon or ginger. (and I used both in raw/organic form quite a bit, most everyday)
So I was curious and looked on the internet and found out that indeed you can over dose on them. Indeed, even drinking too much water can make you sick I suppose.! So I have cut down on my intake, and the problem seems to be getting much better.
Try eating yogurt that has probiotics. ALso any fresh fruit or veggie should be ok. use a juicer so you can make your own and dont have to deal with additives. Lots of juicer recipes on the web. Salmon filets are great to eat and I also drink bengal spice tea, it is lovely, has cinnamon, . carob, ginger, and doesnt even taste like tea! It tastes like heaven!!
sir/madam
i want to know the normal conc of sulfite in food ,beverages,fruit juices,pharmaceuticals.
This would vary widely for each item. You will have to research each specific food etc. individually.
Feel free to share what you come up with by leaving comments here!
Broccoli, when cooked creates its own sulfites.
Red Kidney Beans- canned.
Wheat Thins- crackers.
Does anyone know what to take for a chest cold if you have a sulfite allergy? I also am allergic to sweeteners such as sorbitol and aspartame, etc. Please help !
@Margaret,
I have allergic reation to aspartame too! as well as sulfites, and msg and yeast and I dont even know what else. It is super annoying. Sometimes it gets to the point where I am afraid to eat or drink anything. I am havng a little reaction as we speak. Itchy skin and some shortness of breath. I just took a benadryl, I hope it works. I dont even know what caused it. I ate spaghetti last nite with beef and I did have lots of breadsticks and I had a huge bagel yesterday as well. I usually seem to get a delayed reaction. Or maybe its dose dependant.. IdK.. but I can tell you that I dont even take cold medicine. Almost all cold meds make me feel like my heart is racing and leave me in a near coma fog. I drink ginger root tea, it really helps to lower inflammation. and the warm liquid helps with congestion. Apparently u can make your own tea with ginger root, just peel the ginger root and slice it up and boil it in water for 15 mins, and add some lemon .
Hey Lisa,
I cannot tolerate just any kind of pasta sauce. NO BREAD or BAGELS that is what is causing your shortness of breath. I have had asthma my whole life 46 years and when I figured out I had a sulfite allergy my asthma has all but gone away. It’s been great. I have found some bread recipes I can tolerate making my own, but nothing store bought. Same with the sauce. I cannot tolerate Sugar at all so anything with sugar is off limits. Just some thoughts!
sir
i want to know the normal concentration of sulfite in pharmaceutical products, food beverages.
Each product is different.
To find out, you must contact the manufacturer and ask them about specific products.
Many people with a ‘sulfite allergy’ may actually deficient in mylobdenum which helps break down sulfites. Many beans are high in mylobdenum and may help you digest foods with sulfites.
Well, that’s very interesting, thanks Linda
I would like to know if there is a list things that I could eat that do not contain sulfites.
Hi Gerry,
I know of no such list. But I could start one here. The advantage is that there would be a list somewhere on the internet and I could tell you where it is. The disadvantage is that it would start off blank.
However, if people are willing to contribute to such a list, I can start a post and let people add their comments with foods free of sulfites.
Let me know (Gerry and others) if this would be helpful.
Best column I’ve ever seen anywhere on sulfites. Thank you so very much.
Great I just went food shopping now I can give it all away. I thought I was doing ok. NOT! I am also allowed no green leafy veggies.what’s left???? This is literally killing me,I have no idea how to be a good girl.Thanks for all your help,please don’t stop.
Why cant u eat leafy greeens?
By the way, for anyone eating organic foods, which is better for you of course, I recently found out some info on USDA organics.. it can contain something called neotame… which is similar to aspartame and doesnt even have to be labeled…
http://farmwars.info/?p=4897
I should probably put this up on the aspartame site.. Is there an aspatame site here?
There is no aspartame post on this website …yet … good idea!
Yes that would be a very good site. I am very allergic to any sweeteners. Why does the food industry have to hide things with different names…it is very frustating. Today, you almost have to be a scientist to read what is in food ingredients.
Thanks for a very informative site. I have had reactions from foods and products containing sulfites, and try to stay clear of them as much as I can. Within the past year I started taking a thyroid supplement(I am being tested for hypothyroidism & waiting for bloodwork
results) I had to stop taking the thyroid supplement for a few weeks prior to the bloodwork. 3 or 4 days after stopping I started to have reactions from the foods that I used to react to before taking the supplement(it dawned on me that I hadn’t been having as severe reactions while taking the supplement) after a little research I found info on some of the suppl ingredients, vit b, magnesium, molybdenum are a few. It appears that some people find releaf from their sulfite problem. I wouldn’t advise taking a “thyroid” supplement(extra unnecessary ingredients) but just finding just the vitamins and minerals that might help.
Thank you so much for your website. There’s so much conflicting information out there, that it’s truly helpful to read your blog. I have read that teas, dried spices, and sugars (such as brown sugar, white sugar, etc.) also contain sulfites. Is that correct, and if so could you explain?
Sulfites are used as a preservative and antioxidant, so I suppose it could be added to many foods as a shortcut to proper traditional processing.
You’ll have to check with specific manufacturers to see if what they make is sulfite-free.
I havent heard of any sulfites in white sugar, but brown sugar is made with molasses and unless it is labeled as unsulfered. Powdered sugar is usually made with corn starch. Both are problematic for me. Brown sugar is easy to make. 1c white sugar mixed with 1-2 TBS unsulfered molasses. Powdered sugar can be easily made in the food processor, 1c white sugar, 1 1/2 TBS tapioca starch. Blend until it’s powdered. I have problems with any tea other than black or green tea. I buy organic herbs and spices or grow and dry my own herbs.
The problem with white sugar is it can be made with Sugar beets and beets are a natural producer. It is also ran through a purifying process and purified water can have sulfites in it also. I cannot tolerate any type of sugar, but I have found Agave Nectar and it is wonderful! All natural.
It is my understanding that when sugar goes through the purification process that is when the sulfites happen. It is the same as with the purification process with water. Beets contain sulfites naturally and sugar beets are used to make sugar, so in some instances it is a natural process. My allergist could not understand why I could not tolerate sugar until I started doing my own research and this is what I discovered. Hope it helps. The only sweetener
I can tolerate is Agave nectar. It is all natural and my saving grace!
White sugar is bleached and preserved with sulphites, also white bread
I can not eat anything that contains sugar, also wine contains a lot.
Caramel Colour and also yellow dye # 5 contain very large amounts of sulfites. I also watch out for any powdered drinks. Inhaling the powder makes me ill.
Does anyone have a sulfite reaction without it being Asthma? I get headaches, dizziness, fatigue and general upset stomach when i consume larger doses of sulfites, but i don’t ever have a respiratory reaction. I am largely allergic to sulfide medicines too.
I do get other reactions other than asthma symptoms. I just started experiencing leg and stomach cramps, also my body just aches all over. I do get horrible headaches, and break out in hives. My face turns really red and I get really hot also.
yes, same here.
Thank you so much for this comprehensive allergen list! Like many other that have posted a comment, I too suffer with welt/hives/fatigue/swelling almost every week…it’s great to see this list and to see that I am not the only one. Thanks!
Yellow dye #5 and possibly #10. I have stopped using liquid soap or hand sanitizer that contain these and now I am migraine free unless I slip up with food.
Christine
Epinephrine (Epi-pens) and multi-use vials with lidocaine (for freezing) and a number of IV medications contain sulphites. Maxeran is definitely one of them.
Hi,
I just finished reading your list of foods containing sulfites, Wow! Having a sulfite allergy is one of the worse allergies one can have. Before reading your list I thought I was doing pretty good, but now I know why I have not been able to control my allergy to sulfites. Didn’t know about stuffing and canned green beans…no wonder I was wheezing after Thanksgiving dinner.
Thanks for helping.
Loraine
One thing you left off of your list is blue cheese! Some other soft cheese products also contain sulfites.
I become extremely congestive when I eat pork,eggs,yeast,
wine and beer. I do not know if its sulphites in the food or
wine or is it individual allergies. I have also lost my sense of
smell and I can feel my nasal membranes close and nonstop
mucous . Does anyone know what I can do
I just got overwhelmed looking at that list. I wanted to know if anyone knows if having a sulfite allergy to one thing can mean that I can’t eat any fresh organic foods that naturally have sulfur. I just found out that I have a sulfite allergy because I drank some non-alcoholic wine this entire week. I had an asthmatic reaction and heaviness in my chest. I stopped that cold turkey and my symptoms have faded. I also stopped taking my daily dose of 1 T. of organic apple vinegar just to be on the safe side. But since I’m getting over a cold, I’ve been eating a clove of garlic every 2 hours and a few drops of wild Mediterranean oregano oil. Maybe I should just stick to the oregano oil. I haven’t reacted to the garlic but maybe I should just cut out everything that contains sulfur/sulfites and then slowly reintroduce things? This is too much because I already have such a restricted diet: vegan, practically all organic, no gluten, no dairy, no processed ( I make everything myself from scratch), all natural, no soy ( the ocassional organic tofu but rarely).
So my question is if I had a reaction to sulfites, then maybe I should take a short break from anything containing sulfur (even natural) until I get back to normal? Is the elimination diet the way to go? Is eating lentils and chickpeas bad for sulfite allergy sufferers? I hope not because those are my main sources of protein a part from all the veggies+ fruits I eat, but after seeing this list I dont know what to do.
(sorry for the long post)
I suggest you eliminate as many sulfite-containing foods as you can (not necessarily sulfur-containing though). That may be extremely boring, but just see how it goes. Then yes, slowly reintroduce foods. But when you reintroduce one, take out another to balance things. That way you can find out which foods are more of a problem, which ones less, and then decide how much of what, and in combination with what else according to your tolerance level.
I’ve been doing lots of research since my asthmatic reaction to sulphites earlier this week. It’s a bit overwhelming and then to find out that the Ventolin inhaler I used to stop my reaction has sulfate in it! I’m assuming that’s the same as sulphites. Does anyone know of a sulphite-free fast acting inhaler? Also has anyone tried the SOS Histadrops from Native Remedies as a natural antihistamine when they do have a reaction?
I’m just so angry, frustrated, and scared. How could we let all of these companies put all of these dangerous food additives and other junk in our world? Right now I’m just steering clear of anything that could provoke a reaction and trying to create a treatment plan for myself. Getting in to see an allergist would help but also a naturopath who also takes into account food/lifestyle/ environmental factors because conventional doctors don’t get it.
Hi nenufar, I have seen two allergist both could not help me. One told me to try two different wines… One with sulfites added and one that was not to see if I had a reaction. In reality grapes have natural sulfites in it so I don’t know what that would prove. I think that a naturopath is the way to go. Conventional doctors cannot figure it out that’s what I have found out.
Also one of the allergist did say that sulfates, sulfur were different than sulfites. I just stay away from it all.
This allergy sucks that is for sure. I miss going out with friends for dinners and I hate having to cook every meal.I haven’t had much of a social life since this all started. Friends don’t really understand either….frustrating!!!!
Margaret, I agree with you totally. My allergist had no clue and when I gave him a list ogf things that gave me a reaction he just could not make a lot of sense out of it. Sulfur does not bother mE but I stay away from everything else. I to do not socialize like I used to because I cannot eat anything oer drink anything and people just don’t get it. Its been a year and half for me so I have to say the cooking is getting better my husband does not feel like he is starving any longer! Lol. Good luck with the holidays everyone, and here is a toast to everyones health!
Just had an attack on Christmas lunch. The salad dressing had sulfites. Terrible burning sensation in my feet and hips. Also flu like symptoms. Blisters in mouth. Thickening of the tongue. Please if anyone out there knows of any medications that can help, I will really appreciate it.
Hi Mike,
I use Benadryl when things get really bad, it seems to lighten things up a little. When I have bad reactions I usually go a couple days of eating nothing but safe food, to let my system recover, before trying anything else or anything that I might question. This gives my body time to recover. I had a reaction on New Years Eve and not really sure what it was that I ate, and I am still feeling the effects of it. I have had nothing but safe food since and this evening I am finally starting to feel better. Good luck it is very frustrating!
Hi, I started to feel I’ll last april/may . I thougt I was dying. I felt about 80 and at times hadn’t the energy to stand . I had been really fit prior. I had no idea what was wrong but by sept I fugured that a few things coincided with my ill feeling. Menapause, I looked it up and found you can become alergic to sulphites during menapause. Also I had never liked wine but around that time I had aquired a taste for it and also balsamic vinigar. I started to cross ref everything I ate anvd sure enough sulphite popped up. I stopped eating foods with sulphite sulphate sulpher and improved but still suffeted with terrible tight chest to the point of being scared. I dug and delved and found a site that explained so much . I was going to post my findings but I think you should read for yourselves, please follow all links provided… www.housemouse.com/sulfites.htm [main point: take Vitamin B Complex -editor]
This has saved my life. You don’t need the ong lists of foods you can’t eat cos noone will ever beable to get everything on there you need to understand what’s going on with your body and understand food labeling.
I am very sensitive to sulphites but though it says cereal on the ist I have to say that rice crispies are fine. I am iving on those and chicken not cooked on the bone. Also e eryone mentions benedryl so I bought some, after asking the pharmasist to check it out, its fine he tells me…no… Read the ingredients..geletin!
The latest I habe read tells me that it is all caused by an inbalance of vitamins minerals etc. Particularly high copper so on Sat I am having avupuncture. Pressure point massage and body massage, then again next Wed then once a week at a chinese medical centre. Do not accept any medicines s the herbs have sulphites.
I will let you all no how I am once my body is rebalanced, here’s hoping.
Good luck to you all, Lois
You may email me direct if you need a chat x
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Lois
And if this helps…
Food labels, Starches,syrups,sweeteners,sulphites,sulpher,sulphates,geletin,pectin,caramel colour. You may not be allergic to sulphates. Apparenty if you don’t react to soaps your not allergic to sulphates yet I believe I am. !
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Hi everyone! Great post, its so nice to see a group of people dealing with sulfite allergies too! I too have had a hard time socializing, I have to weigh the uncomfortable feeling of not eating anything, or the rudeness of telling someone that there food will make me sick!
Here are some things that I have learned in a year and a half of discovering my sulfite allergy:
1. Sulfites are cummulative, so one day I can handle a little bit of sulfite if I have only been eating “safe” foods
2. Stress plays heavily into my eating!!! Which makes me think that its an adrenal dysfunction causing my body to reject everything!
3. Going gluten free helps a ton! But then only eat food that is homemade, NO PROCESSED food!!!
4. NO soy products! period.
5. Vitamin B12 injections help make the reactions less severe.
6. I was glad to read about bottled water and have often wondered why I have a reaction that doesn’t make sense…its been the water!
7. I’ve been having green smoothies every day, it helps get lots of nutrients that we can’t take in supplement form.
8. Almost all supplements contain natural/added sulfites! Even those from my naturopath, so eating the raw organic foods is the only way to get the nutrition we need.
9. Make ALL your own food! Stay away from all salad dressings, all processed foods/spreads.
10 Eating at restaurants can be challenging, but I have learned that the nicer restaurants will be good at making your food with no seasoning! I find beef the easiest to eat, with steamed vegetables…boring
11. Use natural cleaning products.
12 ALL antibiotics make me feel like I am dying
Good luck, if anyone has anymore advice, lets keep the sharing!
I just found out that I have a sulfite alergy and I can see the things I can and can’t eat but I need to know is there any recipies that anyone has found to be good or a website for recipies of things I can have!!! That way it will be a little easier for me? ANy ideas would be AWESOME thank u soooo much!!!
Hi Dawn,
I have found it is easier for me to find a recipe that I want and to tweek it to make it work for me. I have found if you use agave nectar it works really well to replace the sugar in recipes and does a great job in glazes. I have found you just have to be creative. The food network chefs use a great deal of non processed items and I enjoy watching there programs and then making them the way I can eat them also. Hope this helps it is very frustrating. I am going on 2 years and keep finding things that I cannot eat. But on a positive note I feel Great!! Have a good weekend. Terri
I went to an allergist yesterday at Vanderbilt and told her how I had an asthma type reaction after eating raisins and she thinks I may be sulfite sensitive (waiting on blood test results because I was so highly reactive I couldn’t get skin tests done!
horrid week…) and I am looking at these lists and thinking that a lot of the things on there I have been having issues with for at least 10 years…..and wonder how much of my “Fibromyalgia” is actually reactions to sulfites! 
My Dr is amazing, thinks there is more than one thing going on with me, and ready to work hard for me. Even though I didn’t get any concrete answers yesterday, she made me feel very positive yesterday. It’s going to be a long road.
I do have a couple questions:
1. are organic veggies/fruits ok? I am looking into a CSA and before I spend the money I want to know I can eat the veggies (did I see I can’t eat beets though?)
2. is Yeast ok? I can make my own bread, so I am not worried about that, but it uses yeast (I can leave the sugar out of the recipe).
3. is there a list of OK foods? I see what I CAN’T eat, but to make it easier, what CAN I eat? I am currently going to school, have 3 kids aged 15, 13, and 11, a house, a husband, church, etc…. I need to be able to figure this out fast and figure out family friendly things.
We just had a grocery store go out of business, and we stocked up, so there is a lot of processed foods in the house, guess the family will be enjoying it, and I will be having “fun” food
I have had many food allergies over the last 10 years (dairy, legumes (nuts/beans), apples, peaches/stone fruits, raw carrots, oats, barley, rice sensitivity, corn sensitivity, gluten sensitivity lately?) so I am used to having to cook differently, but….. this is really throwing me for a loop!
Hi Jenny,
Beets are a natural producer, as are mushrooms and onions and garlic. I am able to tolerate a little onion and garlic but not much. As for yeast in bread,I have just found out that I cannot tolerate it at all. Not sure if it is a natural producer to or if something else is going on, but it is off the list. As for a ok food list, I see that what is ok for me is not for you. Raw carrots, oatmeal etc… I think the best thing is trial and error. Unfortunately it makes us feel bad, but it seems to be the safest way. It seems like no two people are alike. Good luck.
Hi, just an update that may help some of you out there..here I was controlling my attacks very well..diet restricted to rice crispies, milk, chicken and 2 rounds of bread…this is working fine then I get an attack, confused as I haven’t eaten anything else I am questioning what I have done for my breathing to deteriorate.
After a lot of thought, the only thing I did differently was wear perfume and low and behold sulphite gases in perfume….
So take note and don’t wear it….or be too close to anyone else either!
Please be aware of any dried fruits cos all of them have sulfites. Raisins have given a me a reaction and other dried fruits. Watch out for sauces and salad dressings. Most processed foods have these preservatives on the labels marked as E222,E224,E226 and so forth.
Some food manufacturing companies put them on the labels, but most don’t. The US govt. forces these companies to show what ingriedents are in their products on the labels but not here.