Sulphite Restricted
DC-111
Section 1: Allergy & Intolerances
Compendium Definition
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Note: n/a
Caution: xxxx
Vegetables
Allowed
- pure, fresh, frozen vegetables and their juices (except those on “foods not allowed list”)
- canned and bottled vegetable juices
NOT allowed:
- prepared vegetables with ingredients not allowed
- dried vegetables
- frozen sliced mushrooms
- processed sliced potatoes
- pickled vegetables
Fruit
Allowed
- pure, fresh, frozen fruits (except those not allowed)
- frozen concentrated orange juice
- canned and bottled fruit juices
NOT allowed:
- prepared fruit with ingredients not allowed
- all other frozen juices, cider
- dried fruit
- grapes, grape juice, maraschino cherries, glace fruit
- frozen sliced apples
- most bottled lime and lemon juice
Salads
Allowed
- salads with allowed ingredients
NOT allowed:
- salads with ingredients not allowed
Grain Products
Allowed
- homemade crackers, cereal, pasta plain fresh bread, buns, biscuits, pizza dough, baked cookies, baked pies, etc. made with allowed ingredients
- plain grains, pure flour or grain
- cereal: breakfast cereal without dried fruit or coconut such as: puffed rice and wheat, Shredded Wheat®, Corn Flakes®, oats and oatmeal, plain Cream of Wheat®
NOT allowed:
- canned, frozen, dried commercial pasta dishes, packaged pasta meals
- baked goods with dried glace fruit, molasses, coconut, dehydrated vegetables, commercial frozen apples slices, confectionary icing
- cereal made with dried fruit, coconut
- grains with ingredients not allowed
- biscuit dough, frozen pizza dough, frozen pastry shells
- instant oatmeal and Cream of Wheat® with dried fruit
- noodle and rice mixes (check label)
Milk & Alternatives
Allowed
- plain milk, buttermilk, cream, sour cream, yogurt
- plain cheese, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese
NOT allowed:
- dairy products made with ingredients not allowed
Meat & Alternatives
Allowed
- unprocessed, pure, fresh, frozen meat, poultry, fish
- fish canned in water or salt only
- fresh crab, shrimp, prawns, lobster without a sulphite wash
- processed meats with allowed ingredients
- eggs, plain legumes, pure peanut butter
- plain nuts and seeds
NOT allowed:
- canned flaked tuna, processed crab, shrimp, prawns or lobster
- eggs, legumes, nuts and seeds prepared with ingredients not allowed
- deli meats, hot dogs and sausage (possible source) bean salads
Soups
Allowed
- homemade meat, poultry, vegetable soup stocks with allowed ingredients
NOT allowed:
- commercial soup bases, dried soups, bouillon cubes
Oils & Fats
Allowed
- pure butter and cream, lard, meat drippings, pure vegetable oils shortening, margarine
- homemade gravy
- salad dressing with allowed ingredients
NOT allowed:
- oils and fats with ingredients not allowed
Desserts & Sweets
Allowed
- ice cream made with allowed ingredients
- homemade sweets made with allowed ingredients
- maple and corn syrup
- Ppain artificial sweeteners
- pure jams, jellies, marmalade and conserves made without gelatin or pectin and allowed ingredients
- white sugar, honey
NOT allowed:
- brown sugar, molasses
- commercial candies, confectionaries, sprinkles, icing, frosting, syrups
- dextrose
- glucose solids and syrup
- jams, jellies, marmalades, spreads made with ingredients not allowed
Fluids
Allowed
- tea, herbal tea, coffee
- vegetable juices and allowed fruit juices, club soda, mineral water, homemade lemonade and limeade made with fresh lemons / limes
NOT allowed:
- flavoured carbonated beverages (may contain dextrose—check label)
- bottled lemon and lime juices and concentrates
- wine
Miscellaneous
Allowed
- fresh, frozen, dried herbs and spices
- baking powder and soda
- baking chocolate, pure cocoa
- cream of tartar
- distilled white vinegar
- pure soy sauce
- homemade ketchup and relish with allowed ingredients
NOT allowed:
- herbs and spice mixes and seasoning packages with ingredients not allowed such as dehydrated vegetables
- coconut, gelatin, pectin, commercial ketchup, prepared pickles and relish, non-distilled vinegars of all types, molasses
References:
Dietitians of Canada – Practice Based Evidence in Nutrition (PEN) Sulphite-restricted Diet, 2012
Government of Canada, Health Canada: Sulphites—Priority Allergens, 2017