From the above the best I have been able to conclude therefore is that poppy seed and sesame seed have been shown to have cross-reactivity and mustard seed and sunflower seed have been shown to have cross-reactivity in limited studies. Check out all Bestselling Seeds Garden Tools for Affordable Prices. Sunflower seed its products and allergy Although uncommon sunflower seed allergy has been reported as a cause of IgE-mediated food allergic reaction and anaphylaxis. I just want to add that my allergist cautioned us about the sunflower allergy as soon as dd had the first reaction. Sunflower seeds do show cross-reactivity with other members of the compositae family such as mugwort aeroallergens.
One suspected risk factor. If anaphylaxis reaction occurs adrenalin injections will be very useful. Symptoms of an allergic reaction to sunflower include oral allergy syndrome bronchial asthma allergic rhinitis conjunctivitis angioedema contact dermatitis and skin lesions of an acute urticaria12 The first case of sunflower seed allergy was described in 1979. Although its not common seed allergy can be. However there are also contradictory examples in the bibliography.
