Guest guest Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Allergies are very individual. While there are certain foods that are more common allergens, there's still no guarantees as to what an individual can tolerate. In general though, peanuts are much more allergenic than chickpeas. Peanuts are one of the top ten allergens whereas chickpeas are not. I am one of the group who need to avoid soy and peanuts but can tolerate all other legumes (that I have tried). Deborah Perhaps my information is flawed. Are there any peanut allergics here who have no issues with legumes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Peanuts are also susceptible to a mold that chickpeas are not and it is often the mold to which people are responding rather than a protein in the peanut. Legumes tend not to be cross-reactive but, as Deborah said, each person is individual and some people are indeed reactive to all members of the legumes family, especially if they are reactive to both peanuts and soy. BL On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Deborah Pageau <dpageau wrote: > > > Allergies are very individual. While there are certain foods that are more > common allergens, there's still no guarantees as to what an individual can > tolerate. In general though, peanuts are much more allergenic than > chickpeas. Peanuts are one of the top ten allergens whereas chickpeas are > not. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Yes, I think it's the mould " aflatoxin " that bothers me because I am also sensitive to corn in baked form ie., corn chips. That's one of many factors that can complicate identification of a person's allergies: was the reaction due to the food itself? ... or was it due to the form of the food? ... or factors that came with the food? ... or the quantity of the food? No wonder it can take years to get a handle on the list! Legumes are such a useful food source in a vegan diet, I would think most people would want to be able to eat as many of them as possible. Thankfully, there are lots of different types available to us in North America, so there are many options if one or some don't work. All of which brings us back to a discussion we had last summer: how to prepare beans to optimize digestibility. As I recall, it took us a couple of weeks to corral all those issues and methods! I was thinking a summary of that information would be a useful file for this list too, as well as recipes. Deborah Peanuts are also susceptible to a mold that chickpeas are not and it is often the mold to which people are responding rather than a protein in the peanut. Legumes tend not to be cross-reactive but, as Deborah said, each person is individual and some people are indeed reactive to all members of the legumes family, especially if they are reactive to both peanuts and soy. BL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Deborah, I don't do well with peanuts, either. I get a major case of the " abdominal itchies and red patches " . I tried legumes once. Didn't care for the taste. I do not recall having any reactions other than, " I don't think I need to make these again. " I seem to be fine with chickpeas - so far. I don't eat them very often other than the rice and chickpea recipe in the files. I top the cooked rice mixture with the marinated and cooked tofu cutlets from the files. Danielle Perhaps my information is flawed. Are there any peanut allergics here who have no issues with legumes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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