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Sesame allergy

In the body: An allergy is the immune system reacting to the food.

Not rated by dose: a flag on 3 reviewed foods, among them hulled sesame seeds, Tahini and Hummus. The list below has a line for each of 4 preparations.

For some people. Allergies, medicines and medical conditions: a flag for the people the source names, no wider.

All hazards

The reference value and where it comes from

Reviewed foods that carry it

3 reviewed foods carry it; none is rated by dose. A food counts once, as in the foods list: preparations sharing a page (raw and cooked, canned) count once; one with its own page counts apart. Below, one line for each of 4 preparations.

How often you can eat it

No food here is rated by dose. Each line says why it’s listed: a flag for the people the source names, advice on handling it, or context.

Flags and context, not rated by dose

  • Hummus

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, priority allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flag for people allergic to sesame: hummus contains tahini (ground sesame) in every traditional recipe; sesame is a Health Canada priority allergen. The tahini share is unsourced, so the amount of sesame protein per serving is unknown; the flag does not depend on it.

    Intake: not applicable (person-specific, type 5)

    Measured on: not stated in the draft

  • Sesame seeds, hulled

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, priority allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Person-specific: sesame is a Health Canada priority allergen and can cause anaphylaxis; hulled sesame is still sesame.

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: person-specific

  • Sesame seeds, whole

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, priority allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Sesame is a Health Canada priority allergen; can cause anaphylaxis.

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: person-specific

  • Tahini

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, priority allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with a sesame allergy: sesame is a Health Canada priority allergen that can cause anaphylaxis, and tahini is ground sesame, so the allergen is at full strength. No dose figure is claimed.

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: person-specific

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