More than 1.5 million Americans could have a sesame allergy

Food manufacturers are not required to list sesame on labels, making it difficult for people with allergies to figure out if the food they’re eating is safe.

Far more people in the United States are allergic to sesame than previously thought, a new study finds.

The research, published Friday in JAMA Network Open, found that more than 1.5 million Americans had a sesame allergy — roughly five times the previous estimate. That includes people who were diagnosed with the allergy by a physician, as well as those who weren’t diagnosed, but met the researchers’ criteria.

The new research looked at data from 78,851 children and adults in the U.S. and found that sesame allergies are just as likely in adults as they are in children. (The researchers extrapolated from their findings to estimate that the allergy affects more than 1.5 million people.)

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