Allergy Expanded Food Panel

Allergy Expanded/Comrehensive Food Panel

• What Are Allergies?
Allergies are a result of the body’s increased sensitivity to common substances in the environment.  These substances are called allergens.  Allergens cause reactions when entering the body through the skin, by inhalation or by ingestion.  Wind blown pollens from grasses, weeds, trees, mold, animal hair, house dust and foods are all examples of allergens.

• The Test:
The in-vitro (blood draw) Allergy test measures the level of circulating IgE antibody in your blood to specific allergens that were tested from various groups of substances i.e. trees, grasses, weeds, molds, animal dander and foods.

The Expanded/Comrehensive Food Panel tests for 90 foods and food additives:

Dairy: Milk – Cow, Cheese – Soft, Cheese – Hard, Cottage Cheese, Goat Cheese, Yogurt, Casein, Whey
Fruits:  Apple, Banana, Berry Mix (1), Coconut, Grapefruit, Grapes, Mango, Melon Mix (2), Orange, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Plum/Prune, Strawberry, Watermelon 
Grains: Barley, Bran Mix (3), Hops, Oats, Rice, Rye, Soybean, Wheat, Wheat Gluten
Meats and Poultry: Beef, Chicken, Lamb, Pork, Turkey, Veal, Seafood, Cod, Halibut, Salmon, Shellfish Mix (4), Shrimp, Tuna
Vegetables: Asparagus, Avocado, Bean Mix (5), Broccoli, Carrots, Celery, Corn, Eggplant, Lettuce, Mushroom, Onion, Peas, Peppers, Potato, Spinach, Squash, Sweet Potato, Tomato
Spices: Black Pepper, Cane Sugar, Curry, Garlic, Jalapeno/Chili Pepper, Mustard, Paprika, Poppy Seed, Rosemary, Sesame
Other: Aspartame, Baking Powder, Bakers Yeast, Ascorbic Acid, Carob, Carrageenan, Cocoa/Chocolate, Coffee, Egg-White, Egg-Yolk, Guar, MSG, Nitrates, Nut Mix I (6), Nut Mix II (7), Parabens, Peanut, Sulfites

(1) Blackberry, Blueberry, Cranberry, Raspberry
(2) Cantelope, Honeydew 
(3) Oat Bran, Wheat Bran
(4) Clam, Crab, Lobster, Oyster, Scallop
(5) Green Bean, Kidney Bean, Lima Bean, Navy Bean, String Bean
(6) Almond, Cashew, Pecan, Walnut
(7) Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pistachio

Click here for FAQ on Allergens