Peeled sunflower seeds are often strewed as a decoration on bread and rolls. The sunflower oil, produced out of sunflower seeds, is a very popular vegetable cooking oil and a valuable raw material for the manufacture of margarine.
It is also available found in instant salad sauces, dips, pickles and instant meals. Therefore, you should pay attention to the list of ingredients.
Possible cross reaction: Sunflower seeds have common allergenic structures with the pollen of mugwort, in the protein profilin. If one reacts allergic to or is sensitised to pollen of mugwort, allergic reactions are possible if one consumes sunflower seeds.
