Cleansing peanut allergens with low light
About two million people in the United States are allergic to peanuts, and consuming this food can cause dangerous reactions, including anaphylaxis, which can sometimes lead to death, but scientists at the University of Florida recently discovered that low-light protein can Eliminates the allergenicity of peanuts and protects people against allergies to this edible seed.
The study, published by Wed Young, an assistant professor in the School of Nutrition at the University of Florida, is published in the journal Food Science and Technology.
Peanut allergies more than tripled among American children between 1997 and 2008, according to the US Food Sensitivity Research and Education Agency.
Anaphylaxis is a very dangerous reaction that people with peanut allergies suffer from, so it is recommended that these people always carry the epinephrine vaccine with them when they are exposed to this condition.
Yang’s goal was to eliminate 99.9 percent of the allergens in peanuts, which cleared 80 percent of the material.
During experiments, he and his colleagues exposed peanuts to ultraviolet radiation, which was able to eliminate the allergenic proteins in peanuts. These peanuts can be spit out and sold after packaging.
The radiation system in this study consists of two xenon lamps, two cooling fans, a treatment chamber consisting of a conveyor and a control unit.