Allergy risk due to supermarket apples: Why Allergy-free varieties such as Golden Delicious tend to have bad

Allergy sufferers can not tolerate often varieties of apples from the supermarket. One of them is the Berliner, Ursula Müller. "In puberty, it went with me going on with the allergies," recalls the native of Leverkusenerin. In addition to birch pollen, you reacted suddenly to Apples. "When you eat mouth and throat itch. Everything swells," says the 58-Year-old.

your case is, according to the Berlin-based allergist Karl-Christian Bergmann from the Charité typical for a cross-Allergy. Who pollen against Birch allergic to, the contract usually also, certain Apples. The reason: "The fruit contains allergens similar to the major allergens in birch pollen," says Bergmann. In Germany there are, according to approximately eleven million adults with hay fever, from which about every second person reacts allergic to the fruit or vegetable.

When the Apples are just the popular varieties such as Golden Delicious, Gala or Jonagold, which can make Allergy sufferers as Ursula Müller problems. "The newer varieties, so-called dessert apples, contain a lot of allergens," explains Bergmann. The Allergen is so high, because another defensive fuel of the Apples, the polyphenols, has been reduced by new varieties strong, to produce sweeter varieties.

Old Apple varieties are healthier

The Aroma, and acid competent polyphenols protect fungi of the Apple from the mold and, according to Bergmann, it's also healthy for the people. "The saying 'An Apple per day keeps going to the doctor' but rather old varieties of Apple," said the doctor. In a small observational study, he and colleagues discovered other advantages: the Old varieties are better for Allergy sufferers, but their regular consumption can also make you more resistant to the problem of apples and hay fever symptoms reduce.

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ate, Respectively, the beginning and the end of the study, about 100 participants a "problem with Apple" of the variety Golden Delicious. In between, you got 90 days daily old varieties of apples with high polyphenol content, such as Alcmene, Eifel Rambur, Goldparmäne, and red Boskoop. "Until the end, about 70 participants have joined in. Many were able to tolerate the Golden Delicious in the connection better and also had the following hay fever season with fewer complaints," says Bergmann.

Ursula Müller also Bahisarena took part in the study, but noticed no significant improvement in their symptoms. However, she is eating now again, certain Apples. "I'm looking for markets for old varieties," says the Berliner. "The more acidic an Apple, the better I can take him", so their experience.

What are the varieties of Allergy are compatible or incompatible, Willi Henne brothers and comrades - in-arms from the Federal government for environmental protection and nature conservation (BUND) in Lemgo (North Rhine-Westphalia). Around 100 varieties of apples includes your on the Internet list published already. Good experiences make Allergy-free, therefore, including Berlepsch, Prince Albrecht of Prussia and a White winter bell Apple.

The FEDERAL government maintained the meadows for years, orchard. In the case of a public excursion, the idea was created to help Apple Allergy sufferers, remembers hen brothers. At that time, a man had been among the guests, the for years no more Apples ate. Since hen the brothers knew that the old varieties are acceptable, he let the man try. "He happened ate and ate and nothing. Was so happy," says the environmentalist.

Ur-Apple originated in Kazakhstan

another Allergic also can enjoy Apples. "The ate for two months, very many of the old varieties, and could afterwards tolerate the Golden Delicious," says hen brothers. This case inspired him to contact the scientists in Berlin, to organise the study - which showed that also other participants, like this woman.

miner has researched more on the subject. He wants to step up co-operation with colleagues from Kazakhstan. From there, the forefather of today's culture-Apple, the wild species Malus sieversii comes. "Don't," said the scientist hay fever problems as everyone here knows. He wants to find out whether the high polyphenol content of the Apple varieties.

Ursula Müller is pleased that the researchers and with the people. "The new varieties, the problems are made in house. If the Trend goes in the direction of the old varieties, this is a great development," she says.

On Apple pie and stewed fruit Allergy usually do not have to do without: The allergens are destroyed by heat. Also the microwave can help, is it from the German Allergy and asthma Federation. The recommendation: "the Apple for one Minute at 600 Watt in the microwave, it's still crisp, but the allergenicity is substantially reduced."

Anja Sokolow/ikr / DPA Date Of Update: 13 November 2018, 20:00