Allergy to eggs
Egg is a common food that people are allergic to, especially children.
Sometimes children with an allergy to eggs grow out of it.
An allergy to eggs can be to all forms of eggs - well cooked, lightly cooked or raw.
See the table below for more information.
Baked / Well cooked egg | Lightly cooked egg | Undercooked / Raw egg |
Cakes and biscuits eg Jaffa cakes, sponge fingers | ˿made meringues | Fresh mousse |
Dried egg pasta | Lemon curd | Mayonnaise |
Prepared meat dishes and sausages containing egg | Quiche / flan / Spanish tortilla | Some ice creams and sorbets |
Waffles | Scrambled egg, boiled egg, poached egg and fried egg | Royal icing |
Egg glaze on pastry | Omelette | Horseradish sauce, tartare sauce |
Egg in batter or breadcrumbs, eg scotch egg | Raw egg in cake mix | |
Hollandaise sauce | ||
Egg custard, crème brûlée, crème caramel |
Baked / Well cooked egg | Cakes and biscuits eg Jaffa cakes, sponge fingers |
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Lightly cooked egg | ˿made meringues |
Undercooked / Raw egg | Fresh mousse |
Baked / Well cooked egg | Dried egg pasta |
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Lightly cooked egg | Lemon curd |
Undercooked / Raw egg | Mayonnaise |
Baked / Well cooked egg | Prepared meat dishes and sausages containing egg |
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Lightly cooked egg | Quiche / flan / Spanish tortilla |
Undercooked / Raw egg | Some ice creams and sorbets |
Baked / Well cooked egg | Waffles |
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Lightly cooked egg | Scrambled egg, boiled egg, poached egg and fried egg |
Undercooked / Raw egg | Royal icing |
Baked / Well cooked egg | Egg glaze on pastry |
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Lightly cooked egg | Omelette |
Undercooked / Raw egg | Horseradish sauce, tartare sauce |
Baked / Well cooked egg | |
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Lightly cooked egg | Egg in batter or breadcrumbs, eg scotch egg |
Undercooked / Raw egg | Raw egg in cake mix |
Baked / Well cooked egg | |
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Lightly cooked egg | Hollandaise sauce |
Undercooked / Raw egg |
Baked / Well cooked egg | |
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Lightly cooked egg | Egg custard, crème brûlée, crème caramel |
Undercooked / Raw egg |