? Eggs scare me, something more than scary, they disgust me. Those white, round things, without holes … Have you ever seen something more disgusting than the broken yolk of an egg overflowing that yellow liquid? In these terms, the filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock expressed himself in an interview, expressing his irrational and extreme phobia towards this food, also known as ovofobia .
Fewer options to choose from have those with allergies to chicken eggs , the most common food allergy in children under 6 years of age. The white is usually the most important source of sensitization and clinical manifestations, since it has up to 24 different glycoproteins. Of these proteins, ovalbumin, ovomucoid and ovotransferrin have been identified as the main allergens. Egg yolk is less allergenic than white, but it contains livetins , which can also trigger allergic reactions, especially asthma and hives.
