Food Allergy Panels

Available Food Allergy Panels

15 Common Foods (IgE)+-
  • Almond
  • Apple
  • Beef
  • Cashew
  • Corn
  • Egg
  • Milk, cow’s
  • Orange
  • Peanut
  • Salmon
  • Sesame
  • Shrimp
  • Soybean
  • Strawberry
  • Wheat
25 Comprehensive Foods (IgE)+-
  • Almond
  • Apple
  • Banana
  • Beef
  • Blue mussel
  • Cashew
  • Celery
  • Chicken
  • Coconut
  • Corn
  • Crab
  • Egg, whole
  • Milk, cow’s
  • Oyster
  • Orange
  • Peach
  • Peanut
  • Salmon
  • Sesame seed
  • Shrimp
  • Soybean
  • Strawberry
  • Tomato
  • Tuna
  • Wheat
50 Expanded Foods (IgE)+-
  • Almond
  • Apple
  • Asparagus
  • Avocado
  • Barley
  • Banana
  • Beef
  • Bell pepper
  • Blue mussel
  • Brazil nut
  • Cacao
  • Codfish
  • Carrot
  • Cashew
  • Celery
  • Cherry
  • Chicken
  • Chickpea
  • Clam
  • Coconut
  • Corn
  • Crab
  • Egg
  • Garlic
  • Grapefruit
  • Hazelnut
  • Kidney bean
  • Lemon
  • Lobster
  • Mango
  • Melon
  • Milk, cow’s
  • Oyster
  • Orange
  • Peach
  • Peanut
  • Pecan
  • Pineapple
  • Pistachio
  • Potato
  • Salmon
  • Sesame
  • Shrimp
  • Soybean
  • Strawberry
  • Sunflower seed
  • Tomato
  • Tuna
  • Walnut
  • Wheat
Food Group Specific Food Allergy - 10 IgE Panels+-

Food group specific testing may be beneficial for identifying sensitization to other members of a food family when a patient has an allergic response to one member of the food group.12-14  Cross-reactivity can occur when a person’s immune system cannot differentiate between two similar, but different antigens.  As a result, the patient may react to both antigens. For example, if someone is allergic to birch trees, they may also have symptoms when they eat apples because there are proteins in apples and birch trees that share similar protein structures.15-17


Legume Panel

Peanuts, beans, peas, lentils, and soybeans are members of the legume plant family.  Peanuts are not the same as tree nuts (almonds, cashews, walnuts, etc.), peanuts grow underground.


Tree-Nut Panel

Tree nut allergies are a common type of food allergy for both children and adults.  An allergy to one type of tree nut increases the risk for being allergic to other types of tree nuts


Shellfish

Many people who develop a seafood allergy do so as an adult, 60% of shellfish allergies and 40% of fish allergies begin in adulthood.

  • Abalone
  • Blue mussel
  • Clam
  • Crab
  • Lobster
  • Oyster
  • Scallop
  • Shrimp
  • Snail
  • Squid


Spice

Allergy to spices occurs in about 2% of the population.  Reactions may occur due to ingestion or coming into contact with skin, known as contact dermatitis.


Dairy/Egg

Cow’s milk and hen’s egg are common food allergies that can result in food-induced anaphylactic reactions.  A person with a cow’s milk allergy is about 90% more likely to have a reaction to goat’s milk or sheep’s milk, possibly due to cross-reactivity.

  • Boiled milk
  • Casein
  • Cheese, cheddar
  • Cheese, mold
  • Egg white
  • Egg yolk
  • Milk, cow’s
  • Milk, goat’s
  • Sheep’s milk
  • Whey, cow’s


Fish (IgE)

    • Anchovy
    • Cod
    • Halibut
    • Salmon
    • Swordfish
    • Tilapia
    • Trout
    • Tuna
    • Whitefish
    • Mackerel
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Cereal and Grain

Allergic reactions to wheat and other cereals are most often observed in infants.  These allergies usually resolve within the first several years of life.

    • Barley
    • Common millet
    • Buckwheat
    • Corn
    • Malt
    • Oat
    • Quinoa
    • Rice
    • Rye
    • Wheat

Specimen Requirements:

15 Common Foods (IgE)
Serum: 2 mL

25 Comprehensive Foods (IgE)
Serum: 3 mL

50 Expanded Foods (IgE)
Serum: 5 mL

10 Food Group specific Allergy (IgE)
Serum: 1.5 mL