Eating around an allergy or a diet
How the diet and allergy filters work, how many recipes each one leaves, and the things an automatic check can never see.
The home page can leave out recipes by diet (vegetarian, vegan, no added sugar) and by allergen (gluten, dairy, egg, tree nuts, peanuts, shellfish, fish, soy, sesame). Here is how many recipes each one leaves you, counted from the site as it stands today.
| Filter | Recipes left | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetarian | 1,397 | 44% |
| Vegan | 499 | 16% |
| No added sugar | 1,877 | 59% |
| No gluten (wheat) | 1,532 | 48% |
| No dairy | 1,771 | 55% |
| No egg | 2,225 | 70% |
| No tree nuts or peanuts | 2,848 | 89% |
| No shellfish | 2,860 | 89% |
| No fish | 2,705 | 85% |
| No soy | 2,656 | 83% |
| No sesame | 2,939 | 92% |
What the filters can't see
- What a particular brand adds, such as wheat in soy sauce or milk in a spice blend.
- Cross-contact in a factory or kitchen.
- Swaps you make, including the optional ones a recipe suggests.
- Allergens outside the list, such as mustard, celery or sulfites.
"No added sugar" means no sugar, syrup, honey or other sweetener in the ingredient list. Rice, bread, pasta, potatoes and fruit still carry carbohydrate, so it isn't a diabetic meal plan. If an allergy is serious, read every label and follow your doctor over anything here.