Allergy
Our goal is to make your dream concept a commercial product, integrating our strong knowledge of ingredients and techniques to help you make the right decisions
Our goal is to make your dream concept a commercial product, integrating our strong knowledge of ingredients and techniques to help you make the right decisions
Epidemiological evidence shows that food allergy is an increasing disease which affects approximately 2.5% of the population. This has been referred to as the “second wave” of the allergy epidemic after asthma. A recent systematic review reported high prevalence of allergy to cow’s milk, egg, wheat, cereals, soy, peanut, tree nut, fish and shellfish. However, the source of allergy varies across countries. For instance, in India, chickpea is a major food allergen, while fruit allergies are common in Europe. The clinical manifestation includes bowel disorders, exanthema, pruritus, wheezing and sneezing, affecting the respiratory tract and urticaria. Given this data, food industries are interested in producing allergy-free foods to target this group population.
The underlying factors in atopic sensitization include aberrant barrier function of the skin epithelium and the gut mucosa, genetic susceptibility, and dysregulation of antigen-specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E production. Understanding this mechanism, Food Research Lab team of scientists research various functional food and beverages-based strategies to induce desensitization.
At Guires food research lab, we formulate food and nutraceuticals for specific food allergens . Guires scientific expertise partners to create winning products that meet the above requirements
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