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GENERAL INFORMATION

Name:
Carrot
Scientific Name:
Daucus carota
Occurrence:
Carrot is consumed as raw or as a cooked vegetable. It is often an ingredient in stews and hotpots. Carrot can also be found in some cakes.

Allergy Information:
Carrot allergy is generally associated with allergy to birch pollen or with the celery-carrot-mugwort-spice syndrome. Allergy to carrot seems rather less common than the related allergy to celery.  The most common symptom of carrot allergy seems to be the oral allergy syndrome as is often seen with other birch pollen related allergies. However, as for celery, severe symptoms have been reported for carrot allergy.
Other Information:
Taxonomic Information:
NEWT http://www.ebi.ac.uk/newt/display?search=4039

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