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Kyoung Yong Jeong¹, Jung-Won Park¹

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.

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Edible insects offer nutrition but can cause allergies. Most insect allergens are cross-reactive with shellfish and dust mites, necessitating further research into unique insect allergens for safer consumption.

Keywords:

CCDs CDR Food allergen chitin component-resolved diagnosis cross-reactivity edible insects.

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Food Science
Allergology
Entomology

Background:

Edible insects are a growing sustainable food source.
Adverse reactions to edible insects are understudied.
Global food security concerns drive interest in entomophagy.

Purpose of the Study:

To review known allergens in edible insects.
To identify knowledge gaps in edible insect allergy.
To guide future research on insect food allergies.

Main Methods:

Literature review of edible insect allergens.
Analysis of cross-reactivity with known allergens.
Identification of potential unique insect allergens.

Main Results:

Tropomyosin and arginine kinase are common cross-reactive insect allergens.
Sensitization to shellfish and dust mites may cause cross-allergic reactions to insects.
No unique edible insect-specific allergens have been identified.

Conclusions:

Further research is needed to identify unique edible insect allergens.
Understanding protein changes during food processing is crucial.
Characterizing unique allergens will enable the development of safer edible insect products.