Why are some people only allergic to peanuts and not cashews?!
Question:
Why are some people only allergic to peanuts and not cashews?
Answers:
penut is a different nut than cashew. Penuts have a different chemical composition. When you ingest it your body thinks that a penut is a really bad thing because there are premade antibodies to them and creates a response to destroy them. As it is destroying the penuts it produces many other chemicals including bradykin which stimulates the swelling and the puffy eyes and lips. Cashews do not produce this antibody response therefore no allergy. There are people though that are allergic to all nuts. It just depends on a persons individual immune response.