Berry allergies
Jaime Clark-Soles
We know that strawberries are in the rose family along with other 'bumpy'
berries like blackberries and raspberries. Does anyone know what family
blueberries are in?
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Thad Clark-Soles
eye of newt
Thad Clark-Soles wrote:
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> Our child has had allergic reactions to strawberries and now blueberries.
> We know that strawberries are in the rose family along with other 'bumpy'
> berries like blackberries and raspberries. Does anyone know what family
> blueberri
i think that blueberries are in the blueberry family, along with
cranberries and huckleberries. i could be wrong.
botany.com might have more information. good luck!
ygg
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^_^ that which does not kill me gives me hives ^_^
Jean
Blueberry History The blueberry of the genus Vaccinium, is a native American
species.
Early settlers cherished the fruit as a staple ingredient in
foods and medicines. They
incorporated the berries into their diets, eating them fresh off
the bush and adding them
to soups, stews, and many other foods.
North America is the world's leading blueberry producer,
accounting for nearly 90% of
world production at the present time. The North American harvest
runs from mid-April
through early October, with peak harvest in July which is also
known as National
Blueberry Month.
http://www.tripplebrookfarm.com/iplants/Vaccinium.html
Ericaceae - heath family)
Blueberry; cranberry. About 150 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs, as
well as a few small trees
and vines. Distributed through the north temperate zone, but concentrated in
North America and eastern
Asia. Often cultivated for their edible fruit, and as ornamentals. All species
require an acidic, and
preferably light, soil. They tend to be fairly tolerant of shade, but will be
most productive of fruit where
plenty of sunlight is available. Vaccinium species are shallow rooted, and
dislike any disturbance of the
soil in their rooting area. They appreciate a permanent mulch.
Bilberry/Huckleberry http://www.herb.com/bilberry.htm
http://www.scisoc.org/resource/common/names/cranbery.htm
Is it the berry or a disease the berry had or a treatment to prevent the berry
disease that's causing the problem? (were they wild, organic or regular)
http://www.scisoc.org/resource/common/names/cranbery.htm
Hope this helps...is she allergic to evergreen trees also?
J
Chris
Wortleberry or Ericaceae, & the family includes Cranberry & Cowberry.
Chris
"Jaime Clark-Soles" <jaime.cl...@yale.edu> wrote in message
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Thomas Mueller
Blueberries comprose several species of genus Vaccinium, family Ericaceae.
Cranberries belong to the same genus as blueberries.
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Fred
I am allergic to strawberries and raspberries also. I can eat blueberries
and huckleberries. Be careful about eating some commercial foods.
Strawberries and Raspberries can fall under the "natural flavors" category
on lists of ingredients. Froot Loops contain strawberry as well as other
cereals. I usually describe my allergy as to "fuzzy berries". I contacted
some companies as well as an allergy alert service. They both said that
strawberry allergy was not common enough to warn people about.
Fred.
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Jean
Just wondering how the allergy "presents" in comparison to the original poster
(neither of you mentioned the signs/symptoms). Is it standard reactions like
rashes, swelling, breathing difficulties etc? You two might want to explore
this further.
Or is it like "food allergy" that is frequently discussed on other NGs which can
cause gastro problems (which I won't detail here).
Interesting too that unlike you, it's the artificial flavors/colorants etc that
I've had problems with all my life.
Which brings me to a question I asked, but received no response to earlier.
Do you get the same allergic response from "home-grown" or wild berries that you
do with store-bought? (Aside from various sprays used in growing berries,
sometimes I wonder if they add colorants to the fruit, much as they do in meats,
because we consumers get turned off something that doesn't look exactly the way
we think it should)..ie are you positively sure that it's the berries and not
something that's being "man-added" in some way).?
I am very interested in this because I reacted badly to fresh pears, many years
ago. Still looking for answers because I'd dearly love to eat them again..but
too afraid to.
J
Fred wrote:
> reply-to:fr...@totcon.com
>
> I am allergic to strawberries and raspberries also. I can eat blueberries
> and huckleberries. Be careful about eating some commercial foods.
> Strawberries and Raspberries can fall under the "natural flavors" category
> on lists of ingredients. Froot Loops contain strawberry as well as other
> cereals. I usually describe my allergy as to "fuzzy berries". I contacted
> some companies as well as an allergy alert service. They both said that
> strawberry allergy was not common enough to warn people about.
>
> Fred.
>
> Jaime Clark-Soles <jaime.cl...@yale.edu> wrote in message
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Fred
Jean,
I have a great difficulty describing my symptoms. I just feel "terrible".
Imagine you have a really bad cold, but you nose isn't clogged and your
throat isn't sore. I don't have "classic allergic" symptoms. I stay away
from strawberries and raspberries entirely. Some restaurants garnish
desserts with raspberry swirls and the like. I once had a very understanding
restaurant that also was very good. I started feeling bad at the table. The
waitress couldn't understand because she had told the kitchen and they
didn't put any berries in my food. It was later discovered that the
vegetables were cooked with raspberry vinegar. It is important to be
diligent. I once was at a family dinner. Everyone was raving about the
muffins. I tried one and it was raspberry. I was very worried because my
family would be concerned about me and didn't really understand abot my
allergies. I didn't have a reaction at all. I later found out they weren't
raspberry, but blueberry-poppyseed. They were tart and had little seeds in
them. So much for it being "all in my head" as some people have said,
including some Doctors and Nurses.
Fred.
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Jean
> reply-to:fr...@totcon.com
>
> Jean,
> I have a great difficulty describing my symptoms. I just feel "terrible".
> Imagine you have a really bad cold, but you nose isn't clogged and your
> throat isn't sore. I don't have "classic allergic" symptoms.
I don't either Fred (have "classic allergic" symptoms) except for the two times
I ate fresh pears, my face and neck blew up like a basketball. Otherwise I'm
usually wondering, is it a cold, a flu, an allergy or what? (like now, and I
think it's the trees).
Thanks for explaining.
J