Benzoate Free Foods – Fats, Oils, Eggs, Diary and Sauces

Fats, Oils and Sauces

	Foods Allowed	Foods to avoid – natural benzoates	Foods to avoid – added benzoates
Rule	Any products that are in their natural form or do not have benzoates in them. READ THE LABELS	Be aware of pickled products as most of them have clove added in the pickling mixture	Be aware of items that have been manufactured and have a shelf life.
Example	Pure butter, shortening, pure vegetable oils, lard, gee and dripping. (Some margarine is safe but read the label) Mayonnaise: nola mayonnaise Other: Peanut Butter, Lemon Curd, Certain marmalade		Ready prepared salad dressings with restricted ingredient, Margarine with restricted ingredient. Pickles and pickled products e.g. herring, beetroot, ketchup, soy sauce, deli products, Marmite

Eggs and Diary Products

	Foods Allowed	Foods to avoid – natural benzoates	Foods to avoid – added benzoates
Rule	Any products that are in their natural form or do not have benzoates in them. READ THE LABELS	Avoid diary products with added natural products that are reactive. Also be on the look out for items that contain SOY or a SOY compound	Most Diary products don’t make use of Sodium Benzoate as a preservative however reading of the label is a MUST
Example	Eggs. All types of milk, cream, sour cream and fromage frais. Cheese, ice-cream made with allowed ingredients.	Yogurts with added cinnamon or fruits rich in natural benzoates. Cheeses with spices. Blue and Gorgonzola cheese. items made with coconut milk	Coconut Milk and Soy Milk

Always remember to read the labels as manufactures and producers could change their recipe and not inform anyone.