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