Allergy Cross-Reactivity

Latest Edit: Iva Lloyd, ND 2014-05-28 (EDT)

The following foods are have allergy cross-reactivity with these environmental and other food allergens.

See Also	Allergies

See Also	Food Allergies

See Also	Environmental Allergies

Pollen-Fruit/Vegetable Cross Reactivity

Pollens	Cross-reactivity with food
Ragweed Pollen	Fruits: banana, melons (cantaloupe, honeydew & watermelon), persimmon Vegetables: cucumber, tomato, zucchini, pumpkin Herbs / Spices: Chamomile tea extract (Matricaria recutita Other: latex
Birch Pollen	Fruits: apple, apricot, cherry, kiwi, lychee fruit, nectarine orange, peach, pear, persimmon, plum, strawberry Vegetables: carrot, celery, parsnip, potato, zucchini Herbs / Spices: Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), Parsley (Petroselinum hortense) Nuts and seeds: almond, hazelnut
Alder Pollen	Fruits: apple, apricot, cherry, kiwi, nectarine, orange, peach, pear, persimmon, plum Vegetables: carrot, celery, white potato Herbs / Spices: Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), Parsley (Petroselinum hortense) Nuts and seeds: almon, hazelnut
Grass Pollen	Fruits: kiwi, melon, orange, peach Vegetables: celery, Swiss chard, tomato, potato, buckwheat, wheat Herbs / Spices: Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) Nuts and seeds: peanut Other: Latex
Mugwort Pollen	Fruits: apple, kiwi, melon Vegetables: carrot, celery, lettuce Herbs / Spices: anise seeds, Caraway seeds (Carum carvi), Chamomile tea extract (Matricaria recutita, Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), cumin extract, Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), Parsley (Petroselinum hortense) Nuts and seeds: almond, hazelnut, peanut, pistachio, sunflower seed, poppy seed Other: honey, latex
Hazel Tree	Nuts and seeds: hazelnut, hazelnut husks

Other Cross Reactivity

Other Allergens	Cross-reactivity with food
Latex	Fruits: apple, banana, cherry, kiwi, melon (cantaloupe, honeydew, muskmelon), papaya, peach, pear, pineapple, tomato Vegetables: avocado, carrot, celery, white potato Nuts and seeds: almond, chestnut, hazelnut
Cow's milk	Meat: sheep, lamb, goat, buffalo
Beef	Dairy: cow's milk Meat: lamb, pork Other: cat dander
Pork	Dairy: cow's milk Meat: beef Other: cat epithelia, dog dander
Chicken Egg	Eggs: duck, goose, seagull and turkey egg Other: pet bird dander, avian feathers and meat
Crustacean	Fish: mollusks (abalone, clam, mussel, oyster, scallop, squid) Other: dust mite, cockroach
Dog	Meat: cat, horse, pork
Dust Mite	Fish: lobster, snail and shrimp Other: cockroach and other insects
Mold	Baker's or Brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisia), Candida albicans, raw mushroom Other: latex (Hevea brasiliensis), Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)