OT Nut Allergy

To be safe, you'd better ask your DIL. I don't see, if it's 'pure' extract, that it could be anything but nuts- like some kinda nut juice??? JMO

Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

Pure almond extract is made from nuts - the oil is extracted from the bitter almond and fermented - better to be safe than sorry - if you do make another cheesecake- make sure that they have a different appearance so there is no mistake at serving time. Also, the utensils that are used for the almond extract cake shouldn't be used on the plain one because of any transfer of the allergen. jennellh

Thanks. The ingredients list threw me..no mention of almonds in the ingredients.

I did a goggle search.....which I should have done in the first place.....and pure almond extract is on the nut list.

I'm off to make another cheesecake.....the one I made will freeze nicely for just DH and I to dig into some time ..............all is not lost :)

Thanks Leslie..........I'll save this one for us make another and it is better to be safe

Thank you so much, Jennell. Since we must avoid as much fat as possible (think Paula Deen's required stick of butter), seasoning/flavoring is a big deal. I've learned to slip a little almond extract into pie crusts, chocolate good stuff and even apple cobbler. It never crossed my mind that it really contained anything 'nut'. Very interesting. I sort of thought it was created by some magic mad chemist. Polly

"jennellh" Pure almond extract is made from nuts - the oil is extracted from the

AFAIK the allergy would be to the protein in the nuts, not the oil. Depends how sensitive she is to trace amounts. Roberta in D

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Sure, stop by!!! After you have done my housework the cheesecake is all yours :)

You might be wrong about this. My son is allergic to peanuts. He's also allergic to peanut oil. People who are allergic are allergic and shouldn't consume ANY amount of the substance they're allergic to as a rule.

Ms P

I Googled and, as others have mentioned, you are right to worry about the almond extract. I found kind of a neat chart at

who knew that 'hydrolyzed plant and vegetable proteins' contained peanuts? A 'veggie burger' might also be out for a person allergic to nuts. And here's one thing about allergies I never knew.... I visited my sister, and brought a vegetable tray with carrots, broccoli, cucumber, pepper and snow peas. My niece dug in and VERY shortly afterward her lips kind of exploded. A very big swelling.

Turns out, my niece is allergic to peanuts - something my sister had only very recently found out at the time. And, peanuts are NOT nuts - they are legumes.... AS ARE SNOW PEAS (also green beans, peas, lima beans, lentils and soybeans).

When dealing with allergies it is often important to know what other food groups are in the same 'family's. This one slipped past my sister and her doctor - she was never told to avoid legumes, as not all children with peanut allergies react to other legumes.

Fortunately, my niece was alright after a visit to the emergency room, and a shot. And, in a way, it was a good thing, because the doctor then decided to give out a prescription for an epi-pen, along with a more thorough explanation as to what foods were to be avoided.

It was a good call, Ann, to make the second cheesecake.

Lisa in NJ

I also have a peanut allergy, and have talked to my allergist about this. He says that if the oil were absolutely 100% pure, there wouldn't be a problem. But he also said do you really want to take the chance that some tiny contamination didn't sneak in? So I stay away from peanut oil. :)

PLEASE, do NOT use the almond extract. ester safe than sorry. IF you did and are taking it, please do as jennellh said: USE a separate utensil AND put a warning sign by the cake. Use an index card if nothing else and DO NOT set it by any of the other desserts. It may be a lifesaver for her.

Butterfly (it only takes ONE visit to ER to stress how important this is. Mine is to milk. Fortunately, I don't remember much of it and the ER Dr on duty was an Allergist )

Yes! Make another cheesecake. You don't want to spend your Thanksgiving with all the family at an ER. Debra in VA See my quilts at

Should have read the rest of the replies before I add my 2 cents. I'm relieved that you aren't taking it.

Butterfly (SO glad you asked)

Take this one step further: the back of myhead 'itched' for months. Drs couldn't figure out why other than it might be one of your meds. So we started changing them.very slowly. back track a lil: before I moved here I was on Vit B-12 SHOTS. Drs here changed it to daily pills instead as my level was in teh normal range......I STOPPED using it altogether 3 weeks ago. The itching is almost gone. I see the Dr on the 18th. I think I will have to go back on the shots. So just what is it in the pill form that was buggin me? I can 'cope' with the constant pain--the itching was driving me bonkers!

Butterfly (fortunately I won't be 'off' it for very long)

Butterfly - I can't tolerate B-12 shots or tablets because they are yeast based items - this year I have also phased out 'red' items from my diet and the itchies are quite rare these days - touch wood! I am beginning to have problems with orange sweet peppers and so far, carrots are still OK. The itchies certainly let me know in a hurry that there has been too much sugar in a meal and I do have a tendency to cook with honey and lemon juice for flavour. It is all a learning curve when food allergies are a consideration - sometimes, the more you read, the more confusing it all becomes. jennellh

That is one thing that doesn't 'seem' to bother me--yet--is yeast. I have had 3 full blown allergy tests in the last 3 years...including Mayo's version (I did learn I could have chocolate--but I'm so use to not having it that I find a small amount satisfies me for a long time.....it does have to have something in it tho-can't seem to have it alone. So far, peanuts don't bother me...but walnuts and pecans make my tongue go bonkers so I don't touch them. I'll have a cashew once in a blue moon. Almonds and peanuts are ok and I even cook with Peanut Oil as I can't abide soybean without a bad headache after.. Only 'fresh' fruit I can tolerate are Red Delicious apples, blueberries, peaches, and a rare apricot if it is totally ripe. Very small amounts of cantaloupe and watermelon are ok, but not an entire 'slice'. Citrus can't even be considered. Thus the testing for the "lack" of Vitamins, etc, 4 times a year. I'm taking the Vit bottle in with me so we can try to 'decipher' just what is the culprit. May be something as easy as an 'additive'.

Butterfly (I HATE shots)

Some people with tree nut allergies react to almond and some don't (almonds are in the plum family, not closely related to tree nuts like walnut or hazelnut).

You need to ask your DIL specifically whether she has an almond allergy.

Pure almond oil is near enough to protein-free that even some people with almond allergy might be okay with it - depends on how it was produced. Almond extract is more likely to have protein in it, but no two brands will be the same. (Some might be pure synthetic chemicals).

: I think that there is also some work being done on using oils from : apricots to make a another form of extract that has the same flavour : as almond but isn't nut based.

Apricots and almonds are very closely related - apricots are in the plum family too. You are MUCH more likely to have a cross-reaction between these than between almonds and tree nuts. This proposal makes absolutely NO sense.

The food plant relationships file on my website ought to clear some of this up.

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