What about allergies to other beans, legumes and pulses?
Many parents raise concerns about allergies to soybeans, green peas, split peas, chickpeas and lentils. Bean is a term loosely applied to any legume whose seeds or pods are eaten and that are not classed as a PEA or a LENTIL.
Soybeans are high in protein and fat and mild allergies that cause rashes and flaring of eczema are quite common where soy has been a substantial part of the maternal diet or soy-based infant formula has been introduced. Lentils have the next highest protein content (just on 25%) of any vegetable. Allergies to lentils are common in the Mediterranean region. The occasional child with multiple food allergies develops a food allergy to these foods just as they can to many foods like wheat, potato, banana, lamb, chicken and beef. These allergies tend to fade in early to middle childhood like egg and milk allergies.
Soybeans are high in protein and fat and mild allergies that cause rashes and flaring of eczema are quite common where soy has been a substantial part of the maternal diet or soy-based infant formula has been introduced. Lentils have the next highest protein content (just on 25%) of any vegetable. Allergies to lentils are common in the Mediterranean region. The occasional child with multiple food allergies develops a food allergy to these foods just as they can to many foods like wheat, potato, banana, lamb, chicken and beef. These allergies tend to fade in early to middle childhood like egg and milk allergies.
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