My allergen list

I'm learning more than I want to know about allergies. This morning's banana episode prompted more searching into allergen families, which I note below. It feels like this list keeps growing. :(

BARLEY
Beer (yes)
UNKNOWN: Whiskey, Malt
For a long time I have believed that dextrose was related to barley, and I am now unable to substantiate this!!

BIRCH-RELATED ALLERGIES
Birch pollen (yes)
Apple (yes)
Hazelnut (yes)
Hazelnut and filbert are both in the birch family.

BANANA (yes)
The protein in banana is called CHITINASE, also found in kiwi and avocado. I haven't had any reaction to kiwi or avocado.
However, green bean (see below) also has a Class 1 Chitinase. Interesting!

LEGUMES
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) is made from soy. (yes, i'm allergic to soy)
Black-eyed pea (Yes)
Chick Pea (Yes)
Green Bean (Yes)
Lentil (Yes)
Licorice (Yes)
Soybean (Yes)
Split Pea (Yes)
String Bean (Yes)
UNKNOWN: Acacia; Acacia Gum; Alfalfa; Arabic; Carob; Carob (St. John's Bread); Cassia; Field Pea; Green Pea; Guar gum; Jack bean; Karaya Gum; Kidney bean; Lima bean; Locust Bean Gum; Mungo Bean; Navy Bean; Peanut; Peanut oil; Pinto Bean; Soybean oil/flour/lecithin; Talca Gum; Tamarind; Tonka bean; Tragancanth Gum; Urd Flour.

Cross-allergenicity was demonstrated to be frequent, and most marked between the extracts of Peanut, Garden pea, Chick pea, and Soybean (7).


LATEX
Banana allergies are related to latex. I haven't had a known reaction to latex (except perhaps that first arm-submerged-in-paint-hives-all-over episode in October 2003 - which was really the beginning of this road).

I have read that some latex-allergic people react to GMO foods like tomato that have had latex introduced into their genetic system. For what??!

CRUSTACEANS
Crab; Crayfish; Lobster; Prawns; Shrimp + Mussels: Abalone, Clam, Mussel, Oyster, Scallop, Squid As Patrick used to say, "Don't eat anything with an exoskeleton." I don't know about snails though....

ROSE FAMILY
Strawberry(Yes)
UNKNOWN: Blackberry, Boysenberry, Dewberry, Loganberry, Youngbery, Raspberry.

Apple Family = Rose Family
Apple (Yes)
UNKNOWN: Apple Cider, Apple Vinegar, Apple Pectin, Quince, Pear