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Why: Effectively managing allergens in your app ensures that your members can easily find recipes that meet their dietary restrictions, enhancing their experience and safety.
Navigate: App Station > Settings > Content Settings > Ingredients
Quick Start
Navigate to App Station.
Click on Settings.
Select Content Settings.
Click on Ingredients.
Expand the Allergens section for an ingredient and select/deselect allergens.
Understanding the Allergen System
The allergen management system helps you track and manage allergens in your recipes. This is crucial for providing safe and suitable options for your members with dietary restrictions. The system automatically detects allergens during ingredient imports and allows you to set allergen information for each ingredient.
FDA Major Allergens
The allergen system tracks the following 9 FDA major allergens:
Milk: Dairy, cheese, cream, butter, whey
Eggs: Eggs, egg products (not eggplant)
Fish: Salmon, tuna, cod, etc.
Shellfish: Shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, oysters
Tree Nuts: Almonds, walnuts, cashews, pecans (not coconut)
Peanuts: Peanuts, peanut butter
Wheat: Flour, bread, pasta, semolina (not buckwheat)
Soybeans: Tofu, tempeh, soy sauce, miso
Sesame: Sesame seeds, tahini
Setting Up Allergen Information
As an admin, you can create allergen overrides for app default ingredients. This allows you to customize which allergens are associated with specific ingredients in your app.
Navigate to App Station > Settings > Content Settings > Ingredients.
Select the ingredient you want to edit.
Expand the Allergens section.
Select or deselect allergens based on your preferences.
Changes will auto-save after 1 second of inactivity.
This process creates an allergen override that updates the allergen flags for recipes using that ingredient automatically.
Member Experience: Filtering by Allergens
Members can filter recipes based on allergens to find safe options. When they search for recipes, they can exclude specific allergens from their results. This feature enhances their ability to find suitable recipes quickly and easily.
Automatic Allergen Detection
The system uses AI to detect allergens during the import of ingredients from the USDA database. If the AI fails, a rule-based fallback system is in place to ensure that allergens are still detected accurately.
Performance Benefits
The allergen filtering system is designed for efficiency. It allows for quick searches based on allergen flags, making it easy for members to find recipes that fit their dietary needs without unnecessary delays.