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doombilly:
Exactly. But. but. but. The Peanut Institute sez...
--- Quote ---When peanut oil is correctly processed and becomes highly refined, the proteins in the oil, which are the components in the oil that can cause allergic reaction, are removed. This makes the peanut oil allergen-free!
--- End quote ---
So you won't die from peanut oil so long as everything goes 100% correct at the factory where we process it. What could POSSIBLY go wrong? :-D <--(look it's president Carter)
I really feel for people with severe food allergies. Because as things become more processed and regulation becomes more "job creator" friendly <ahem> more people will be poisoned. My daughter recently went to a "Pizza party" at some other kids house. The mom actually said this: "Oh well they'll eat what we give them. If some other parent tells me their kid has peanut allergies I won't let them come over."
Nice.
pwhodges:
Some parents are just plain stupid/thoughtless/ignorant; a friend whose child has a peanut allergy went to a party, they were careful with the party food, but at the end handed each child a party bag including a snickers bar - oops!
--- Quote from: Papersatan on 23 May 2012, 12:26 ---You can only be allergic to proteins I was told once by a medical professional. Everything else is an intolerance.
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I can't find a reference that supports that definition. Certainly the usage in the Merck Manual doesn't. Of course, proteins are a common cause; but to the best of my knowledge, Penicillin, for instance, is not a protein, but a reaction to it is universally described as allergic.
Edit: I was wrong; I know a little more now.
Akima:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 23 May 2012, 08:13 ---We call it an allergy, but some people say there are no allergens in oils.
--- End quote ---
Some people are a waste of good oxygen.
--- Quote from: doombilly on 23 May 2012, 12:45 ---So you won't die from peanut oil so long as everything goes 100% correct at the factory where we process it. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
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Yeah. If I had a peanut allergy, I would not risk it, especially when there are so many alternatives. Peanuts are not native to Asia, but were introduced in the 17th century by Portuguese traders. Now China produces 40+% of the world's total peanut crop, and consumes nearly all of it domestically, with most of it going to oil production. I have no idea if East and Southeast Asians are less prone to peanut allergies, but the oil especially is so ubiquitous that life would be really really tough if you were a sufferer.
Kimchi is excellent, but real kimchi should be fermented, so producing it at home would be a pain.
LTK:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 23 May 2012, 14:20 ---
--- Quote from: Papersatan on 23 May 2012, 12:26 ---You can only be allergic to proteins I was told once by a medical professional. Everything else is an intolerance.
--- End quote ---
I can't find a reference that supports that definition. Certainly the usage in the Merck Manual doesn't. Of course, proteins are a common cause; but to the best of my knowledge, Penicillin, for instance, is not a protein, but a reaction to it is universally described as allergic.
--- End quote ---
Penicillin is made out of amino acids. How does that make it not a protein?
Redball:
--- Quote from: Akima on 23 May 2012, 14:56 ---Kimchi is excellent, but real kimchi should be fermented, so producing it at home would be a pain.
--- End quote ---
As late as the 1950s, wasn't kimchi mostly produced at home? Seems like college students who'd served in Korea would talk about it as a buried, fermenting container and definitely an acquired taste.
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