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Is rabbit high in dairy proteins?
Find out whether rabbit is high or low in dairy proteins, see its exact rating, and check its FODMAP, salicylate, oxalate and diet compatibility all in one place.
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Why dairy proteins food checker matters
Dairy proteins (casein and whey) can cause reactions in people with milk protein allergy or intolerance. This is different from lactose intolerance and can cause both digestive and systemic symptoms.
- Dairy protein allergy requires complete dairy avoidance
- Casein and whey are the main proteins to avoid
- 'Non-dairy' products may still contain casein
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Serving size, prep, and portion notes for rabbit
Rabbit is about as quiet as a protein gets on our trigger criteria: clean on histamine, histamine liberation, tyramine, salicylates, gluten, lactose, dairy protein, nickel, sulfites and glutamates, and low FODMAP. The interesting thing about rabbit is not a sensitivity at all, it is the fat, or rather the near-total absence of it. Rabbit is so lean that living on it alone causes a genuine documented illness, protein poisoning, known to Arctic explorers and trappers as rabbit starvation. That is a nutrition story rather than an intolerance story, but it is the reason rabbit is the one meat that has to be eaten with something else.
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Rabbit starvation is real. A diet consisting almost entirely of very lean meat, with little fat and no carbohydrate, causes nausea, diarrhoea, headache, weakness and eventually serious illness, because the liver can only convert so much protein into usable energy and there is no other fuel on the plate. It is a survival-situation problem, not a risk in a normal mixed diet / Because it is so lean, rabbit is almost always cooked with something rich: cream, bacon or pancetta, butter, wine. Those additions carry the histamine, nitrite and dairy protein that the rabbit itself does not / Alpha-gal syndrome applies. Rabbit is mammalian meat, so a tick-triggered alpha-gal allergy reacts to it even though rabbit looks and tastes like poultry / Wild rabbit hung as game is not the same as fresh rabbit. Hanging is deliberate ageing, and ageing is how histamine and tyramine get into any meat / Rabbit is oxalate free and nickel free, so it is a useful protein to keep in rotation if you are running a low oxalate or low nickel elimination and are short of options
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Dairy Proteins Guide
Everything you need to know about dairy proteins sensitivity and smart food choices.
Dairy proteins (casein and whey) can cause reactions in people with milk protein allergy or intolerance. This is different from lactose intolerance and can cause both digestive and systemic symptoms.
Sensitivity varies widely. What triggers one person may be fine for another. Track your reactions to find your personal threshold.
These foods are generally well-tolerated for Dairy Proteins sensitivity:
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These foods have moderate levels and may be tolerated in small amounts:
These foods are high in dairy proteins and may trigger symptoms:
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If you're sensitive to Dairy Proteins, consider these strategies:
- 1Dairy protein allergy requires complete dairy avoidance
- 2Casein and whey are the main proteins to avoid
- 3'Non-dairy' products may still contain casein
- 4Ghee may be tolerated as proteins are removed
- 5This is different from lactose intolerance - treatment differs
Pro tip: Keep a food diary to track your reactions. The Triggerbites app makes this easy with automatic pattern detection.
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Is rabbit high in Dairy Proteins?
Dairy Proteins: low signal for most people.
Can I still eat rabbit if I'm sensitive to Dairy Proteins?
Usually fine in normal portions.
What else should I check?
Check Inflammation, Vegan, and Vegetarian next for a fuller picture.