Others

Chart displaying beef steak, whole cooked chicken, frog legs, bottle of honey, basket of mushrooms and bowl of mycroprotein (quorn).
Others

This group comprises animally foods (e.g. meat from beef, chicken and frog), animal derived foods (honey) and fungus derived foods (e.g. mushrooms, textured mycoproteins) which occasionally have been reported to trigger allergic reactions.

While individuals may develop allergic reactions to meat from beef or chicken independently of a sensitisation to milk or eggs, reactions to frog meat are commonly associated with allergy to the fish allergen parvalbumin. Allergic reaction to honey may be cause by the presence of either plant (e.g. pollen) or bee (e.g. bee venom) proteins.

Allergy to mushrooms and other fungus-derived products (e.g. textured mycoproteins) have been reported but seem to be rare. Processed myoprotein products like - QuornTM' might contain "hidden" allergens (e.g. egg proteins) for technological reasons.

For more detailed information on these foods please follow the links:

Cooked beef steak on cutting board.
Beef

Beef

Whole cooked chicken.
Chicken

Chicken

Cooked frog legs.
Frog

Frog

Open jar of honey.
Honey

Honey, Bee Venom

Bowl of whole and sliced mushrooms.
Mushroom

Mushroom

Bowl of cooked textured mycoprotein (e.g. quorn).
Textured mycoprotein (e.g. Quorn)

Textured Mycoprotein (e.g. Quorn)



Updated 10 March, 2014