Allergen-Shield Coconut

Allergen-Shield Coconut is an ELISA test that determines coconut residues in food products labelled as coconut-free.

GENERAL INFORMATION:Cocos palm (Cocos nucifera) belongs to the Areaceae. It contains around 3.3% of proteins. Some of these proteins are known to be allergenic. Consumption of coconut might be harmful for people who are allergic to it. The allergen can be present as an ingredient or as a contamination in raw and cooked products. Consumption of coconut-containing food from allergic people might cause a broad range of symptoms, such as hives, mild oral allergy or/and anaphylactic shock. Because of this, consumption of coconut or coconut-containing food should strictly be avoided from allergic persons. According to the regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 Annex II, coconut is included in the list of allergens established by the European Food Safety Authority, and its presence must be indicated on the label. Similar regulations exist e.g. in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

KIT CHARACTERISTICS:
-Sandwich Quantitative ELISA test with single-break strip plate with 48 wells (6 strips) or 96 wells (12 strips)
-Limit of detection (LOD): 0.25 ppm
-Range of Quantification: 1-25 ppm
-Low Procedure time: 30 mins
-High Specificity and Sensitivity
-Broad range of validated matrices
-Shelf life: 12 months
-Storage: 2-8°C