date:Jul 19, 2018
rcent of the adult population and five percent of children. Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) and strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) can cause allergic reactions due to the presence of various allergenic proteins.
First and foremost are proteins that resemble birch pollen, the major allergen. Because of this similarity, this all can lead to birch pollen-associated food allergy. About 1.5 percent of the population in Northern Europe and up to 16 percent in Italy are affected by a tomato allergy.