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post #1 of 5
9/27/06 at 3:40pm
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DS#2 is allergic to peanuts (including lentils and sesame seeds) and tree nuts. Is coconut in either of those catagories?
post #2 of 5
9/27/06 at 3:45pm
Coconut is not a nut and it's not related to peanuts.

ETA: Even thought it's frequently classified as a fruit, I think it's really a seed.
post #3 of 5
9/27/06 at 3:52pm
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Good!! We need the calories. Well, DS does; I don't.
post #4 of 5
9/27/06 at 4:47pm
Did you do a blood allergy panel? Claire had a nut panel done because I knew she was allergic to peanuts and I wanted to see if I could try tree nuts (almonds, cashews etc). On that panel she tested positive for seseme seeds, but not for coconut which was on there too.
post #5 of 5
9/28/06 at 2:50pm
peanuts aren't a nut-they're a legume. Tree nuts are a separate category entirely, and coconut is separate from that. Try it!

I read recently though that coconuts are technically a nut, seed and a fruit. Isn't that odd?
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