Just a note — coconut is considered a tree nut by the FDA, even though it technically isn't and most people with
tree nut allergies do tolerate coconut.
Most with
tree nut allergy do have the green light to eat coconut.»
Not exact matches
Note that the FDA
does list coconut as a
tree nut, though many people with
tree nut allergies are fine with coconut.
We have a different food
allergy in our household, but I
do have a friend with a child who has peanut
allergies and my brother in law developed a
tree nut allergy in adulthood.
The FDA really
did the food
allergy world a disservice when they (wrongly) classified coconuts as
tree nuts.
In addition to using responsibly sourced palm fruit oil, our gluten free pie shell is
allergy friendly and
does not contain any of the top eight allergens (milk, eggs, wheat, shellfish, fish, peanuts,
tree nuts, soy) or corn!
She has a dairy and
tree nut allergy, but coconut
does not bother her tummy.
Study published in medical journal (Journal of
Allergy and Clinical Immunology) provides data that shea butter does not contain allergy proteins that tree nut allergic individuals are prone to being irr
Allergy and Clinical Immunology) provides data that shea butter
does not contain
allergy proteins that tree nut allergic individuals are prone to being irr
allergy proteins that
tree nut allergic individuals are prone to being irritated.
In addition, the team analysed milk, fish (including shellfish),
tree nuts (such as almonds) and wheat, but didn't find enough evidence to show introducing these foods at a young age reduces
allergy risk.
And in our son's case, a peanut free school would
do nothing for his
tree nut, sesame, fish or shellfish
allergies.
You need to be careful with
allergies and
tree (and ground)
nuts as well, I occasionally see a patient with a major
nut allergy and
do you know why?
I'm
doing allergy testing in a few weeks to see if I'm still allergic to
tree nuts and if not, I will make this ASAP.