The processes of peanu
t ma
tura
tion, curing,
and roas
ting are known
to have an impor
tan
t role inpeanu
t flavors. One of
these processes (i.e., roas
ting) has been found
to have an effec
t on allergenici
ty.To de
termine if
the o
ther processes (i.e., ma
tura
tion
and curing) affec
t allergenici
ty, ma
ture
andimma
ture roas
ted peanu
ts
and peanu
ts cured a
t differen
t tempera
tures (35-77
ti
ties/deg.gif">C) were, respec
tively,
tes
ted for IgE binding
and advanced glyca
tion end adduc
ts (AGEs). Peanu
ts wi
th
and wi
thou
t s
tresspro
teins, which are associa
ted wi
th peanu
t ma
tura
tion
and curing, were also
tes
ted. Resul
ts showed
tha
t ma
ture roas
ted peanu
ts exhibi
ted a higher IgE binding
and AGEs level
than imma
ture roas
tedpeanu
ts. Curing
tempera
tures be
tween 35
and 60
ti
ties/deg.gif">C gave no difference in
the profiles. However, ahigher curing
tempera
ture (i.e., 77
ti
ties/deg.gif">C) exhibi
ted a profile of higher levels of AGEs
and IgE binding.These levels were higher in peanu
ts wi
th s
tress pro
teins
than wi
thou
t s
tress pro
teins. Roas
tingincreased s
tress pro
tein level
and IgE binding. From
these resul
ts,
the processes of ma
tura
tion
andcuring, in conjunc
tion wi
th roas
ting, may be associa
ted wi
th allergenici
ty, sugges
ting
tha
t theseprocesses may lead
to changes in
the allergenic proper
ties of peanu
ts.Keywords: Peanu
ts; allergenici
ty; IgE binding; AGE adduc
ts; Maillard reac
tion; ELISA; blo
t assays;s
tress pro
teins; an
tibodies
to dehydrin; ma
turi
ty; curing; roas
ting; food processing