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. 2021 Jul 8;5:195–243. doi: 10.5414/ALX02257E

Table 7. Important allergen sources in food allergies in children and adults.

Children Adolescents and adults
Cow’s milk Pollen-associated food allergen sources (e.g., stone and pome fruits, nuts, soy, celery, carrot)
Hen’s egg Nuts and oilseeds (e.g., sesame)
Peanut Peanut
Wheat Fish and shellfish
Nuts Cow’s milk*, Hen’s egg*
Soy* Latex-associated food allergen sources* (e.g., banana, avocado, kiwi, fig)
Fish* Mammalian meat*

*Rare.