Topic 2 Most Common Food Allergens

The above listed 8 allergens marked in bold (crustaceans, fish, eggs, peanuts, nuts, cereals containing gluten, milk, and soybeans) are also in the United States’ official allergen list.  In the U.S. National Library of Medicine (2022b), it is noted that oral allergies may also occur after consumption of fruit such as melon, apple, and pineapple, as well as other foods containing “substances […] similar to certain pollens” (ibid.). It is also noted that food allergy reactions are more often upon consumption of the raw form of the foods and depend on the amount of consumption (ibid.). Rich et al. (2019), explain that the most common allergens’ list varies across the world, however cow’s milk and eggs seem to be considered as major allergens in most parts of the world.