Assessing Common Food Allergens

Food allergens are substances present in foods that can trigger an allergic reaction when they are consumed, including commonly eaten foods such as nuts (peanuts and tree nuts), milk, eggs, wheat, soy, fish, and shellfish. Elevated levels of IgE can be observed when the body overreacts to these typically harmless foods. This type of allergic reaction can result in a wide range of symptoms from mild (sneezing, runny nose, congestion) to severe and potentially life-threatening (anaphylaxis).

MosaicDX’s IgE Food Allergy Panels are blood-based (serum) tests that focus on specific food allergens to assess the levels of IgE antibodies to help identify the source of the allergy. MosaicDX offers both the Basic (26 foods) and Advanced (92 foods) IgE Food Allergy Panels that assess for food allergen specific IgE antibodies across several clinically important groups: Dairy, Legumes, Fruit, Grains, Fish/Seafood, Meat, Nuts and Seeds, Vegetables, and Miscellaneous.

What Patients Might Benefit from IgE Food Allergy Panel Testing?

Symptoms triggered by the production of IgE antibodies to foods may include:

• Anaphylaxis
• Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
• Cardiovascular Symptoms such as Drop in Blood Pressure, Tachycardia, Fainting
• Conjunctivitis (Red, Itchy, or Watery Eyes)
• Fatigue
• GI Symptoms such as Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain
• Headache
• Rashes or Hives
• Respiratory Symptoms such as Wheezing, Coughing, Shortness of Breath
• Scratchy Throat or Coughing
• Swelling of the Eyes, Face and Tongue

Analytes

The MosaicDX IgE Food Allergy Test analyzes the most common foods that produce IgE reactions. The test includes both the basic and advanced panels to help identify the specific trigger foods and develop personalize care.

IgE Antibodies Measured:

Almond

Apple

Apricot

Asparagus

Aubergine, Eggplant

Avocado

Banana

Barley

Beef

Blueberry

Brazil Nut

Broccoli

Buckwheat

Cabbage

Cacao

Carrot

Cashew Nut

Celery

Cheese, Cheddar Type

Cheese, Mold Type

Cherry

Chick Pea

Chicken

Coconut

Coffee

Cow’s Milk Whey

Crab

Cranberry

Cucumber

Egg White

Egg Yolk

Fish (Cod)

Foxtail Millet

Garlic

Gluten (Wheat)

Goat Milk

Grape

Grapefruit

Green Bean

Halibut

Hazelnut

Lemon

Lentil

Lettuce

Lima Bean

Linseed

Lobster

Maize, Corn

Mango

Milk (Boiled)

Milk (Cow’s)

Mushroom (Champignon)

Mustard

Mutton

nBos d 8, Milk

(Casein Component of Milk)

Oat

Olive

Onion

Orange

Papaya

Paprika, Sweet Pepper

Pea

Peach

Peanut

Pear

Pecan Nut

Pineapple

Pistachio

Plum

Pork

Potato

Pumpkin

Red Kidney Bean

Rice

Rye

Salmon

Sardine, Pilchard

Sesame Seed

Shrimp

Soybean

Spinach

Strawberry

Sunflower Seed

Sweet Potato

Tomato

Tuna

Turkey Meat

Walnut

Watermelon

Wheat

White Bean

Yeast (Bakers/Brewers)