Hypoallergenic Peanut Created

A new breakthrough in peanut allergies is the creation of a hypoallergenic peanut.

 

Isn't it usually the protein

Isn't it usually the protein that people are allergic to? Without the protein, a lot of people won't buy it. They'll want the peanuts and peanut butter with the protein in it as a cheap protein food, especially for their kids.

I'm confused by this.

I'm not exactly sure, but I

I'm not exactly sure, but I think peanuts have several different types of proteins and it is only 2 or3 that cause the allergies. He mentioned eliminating these 2 proteins Ara h1 and Ara h2 . I guess that would still leave protein in the peanut just not he high allergen ones. I'm not sure about this, but it is my understanding.

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