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Food Allergy Blood Test Panels: IgE Testing for Common Foods
Targeted IgE blood panels that screen for reactions to nuts, seafood, shellfish, grains, vegetables, and common childhood food allergens.
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Panels from $57.56 with promotional pricing (list prices from $71.95 to $100.95) at time of writing.
At a glance
Food allergy blood testing measures IgE antibodies your immune system produces in response to specific foods such as peanuts, shellfish, wheat, and cow's milk. These panels are designed for adults and children who notice digestive upset, skin reactions, or respiratory symptoms after eating and want objective data to review with their doctor. Each panel screens a group of related foods, so you can focus on the category most likely tied to your symptoms.
Best suited for
- Adults who regularly experience stomach pain, gas, bloating, or diarrhea after certain meals and want to narrow down the trigger
- People with hives, eczema flares, or skin redness that tends to appear shortly after eating
- Anyone with unexplained nasal congestion, runny nose, or breathing discomfort that may be food-related
- Parents seeking IgE screening for common childhood allergens like egg, milk, wheat, and soy
- People planning an elimination diet who want objective IgE data to discuss with their doctor first
What's included
Pediatric Allergy Panel
IgE antibodies to egg white, cow's milk, oat, soybean, and wheat (5 biomarkers)
Cereal Allergy Panel
IgE antibodies to barley, buckwheat, gluten, rice, and rye (5 biomarkers)
Vegetable Allergy Panel
IgE antibodies to carrot, corn, pea, potato, and white bean (5 biomarkers)
Salad Allergy Panel
IgE antibodies to celery, lettuce, orange, parsley, and tomato (5 biomarkers)
Nut Mix Allergy Panel
IgE antibodies to almond, cashew, coconut, hazelnut, peanut, pecan, and sesame seed (7 biomarkers)
Seafood Allergy Panel
IgE antibodies to codfish, crab, lobster, salmon, shrimp, and tuna (6 biomarkers)
Shellfish Allergy Panel
IgE antibodies to clam, crab, lobster, and shrimp (4 biomarkers)
The importance of testing
Food allergy panels measure IgE antibodies, the immune proteins associated with classic allergic reactions, against specific food proteins. Elevated IgE to a particular food can help explain symptoms like hives, itching, swelling, abdominal pain, bloating, or nasal congestion that appear after meals, and it gives you and your doctor a concrete starting point instead of guesswork.
The panels in this promotion are grouped by food category so you can target the foods most likely connected to your symptoms: cereal grains (barley, buckwheat, gluten, rice, rye), vegetables (carrot, corn, pea, potato, white bean), salad ingredients (celery, lettuce, orange, parsley, tomato), nuts and seeds (almond, cashew, coconut, hazelnut, peanut, pecan, sesame), seafood (codfish, crab, lobster, salmon, shrimp, tuna), and shellfish (clam, crab, lobster, shrimp). A dedicated pediatric panel covers five of the most common childhood food allergens: egg white, cow's milk, oat, soybean, and wheat.
Results are not a medical conclusion on their own. An elevated IgE level flags a sensitization worth reviewing with your doctor or an allergist, who can interpret it alongside your reaction history and symptoms. Repeat testing over time can also help you track whether IgE levels to a specific food are rising or falling, useful context when discussing dietary changes.
Because each panel isolates a food group, results can support precise conversations about which individual foods to limit, rather than cutting out entire food groups unnecessarily.
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Order NowFrequently asked questions
What does a food allergy blood test measure?
It measures IgE antibodies your immune system produces against specific food proteins, such as peanut, shrimp, wheat, or cow's milk. Elevated IgE to a food indicates sensitization, a signal worth reviewing with your doctor or an allergist alongside your symptoms and eating history.
Can I order food allergy testing without a doctor's visit?
Yes, these panels can be ordered directly online through the partner page, with no doctor's appointment needed to purchase. You complete a blood draw at a local lab and receive results you can bring to your own healthcare provider for interpretation.
Is food allergy blood testing available in every state?
No, direct-to-consumer lab testing is restricted or prohibited in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, so residents of those states may be blocked at the partner's checkout. Most other US states allow you to order online and test at a nearby lab location.
Which food allergy panel should I choose?
Choose the panel that matches the foods you suspect: nuts and seeds, seafood, shellfish, cereal grains, vegetables, or salad ingredients. If symptoms follow many different meals, starting with the food groups you eat most often, or testing more than one category, can help narrow things down, and the pediatric panel covers the most common childhood allergens.
Do these tests confirm a food allergy?
No, a blood test alone is not intended to confirm a food allergy. It measures IgE sensitization, which your doctor or an allergist interprets together with your reaction history; some people show elevated IgE without clinical symptoms, so results are a starting point for a medical conversation, not a conclusion.
What is the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance?
A food allergy involves an IgE-mediated immune response, which is what these panels are designed to detect, while intolerances such as lactose intolerance typically do not involve IgE and will not appear on this type of test. If your IgE results are normal but symptoms persist, ask your doctor about intolerance or other digestive evaluations.
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