# Food allergies: peanuts but not peanut butter; boiled eggs, not scrambled

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**Created:** [January 15, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-allergies-peanuts-but-not-peanut-butter-boiled-eggs-not-scrambled/978254 "2023-01-15T09:59:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-allergies-peanuts-but-not-peanut-butter-boiled-eggs-not-scrambled/978254/13 "2023-01-17T19:23:48Z")

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I remembered where I read about how you could be allergic to specific proteins from the white or the yolk. A link in this post:

> [@Ever heard of an egg-yolk omelet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768/24):
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> I didn’t know this, but apparently allergy to egg whites specifically seems to be the most common egg allergy according to the Mayo Clinic (and conforms to a poster’s experience above):

Link:

> **[Egg allergy-Egg allergy - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/egg-allergy/symptoms-causes/syc-20372115)**
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> Egg allergy can cause a serious reaction in children and adults. Here's how to recognize egg allergy symptoms, and what to do if a severe reaction occurs.

> Both egg yolks and egg whites contain proteins that can cause allergies, but allergy to egg whites is most common.

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