Is pea our hidden allergen? An American pediatric case series

Abstract

Plant-based diets, consisting of legumes, are becoming increasingly a diet trend, thus a focus for food manufacturers as a source of protein. Allergy to legumes, specifically to green pea and dun pea, have been emerging. There is currently no data on pea allergy in the United States. As such, and with the progressive increase in pea/pea proteins inclusion into foods, we present in this case series children with allergic reactions to foods containing green peas or pea-protein.

Keywords

• Green pea
• Pivum sativum, Dun pea
• Pivum sativum sativum var. arvense, legumes
• allergens
• Pisum sativum 1
• Pisum sativum 2