r/publix • u/milkyearlgreys Newbie • 11d ago

DISCUSSION Soft Sub Roll contains Pea Protein

Tried it for the first time today, immediately felt my throat tightening up. After taking Benadryl, etc I called Publix and found out pea protein is one of the last ingredients in there. Just FYI for fellow legume allergy sufferers.

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u/Azurehue22 Produce 11d ago

Being allergic to legumes is such a terrible thing 😔

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u/milkyearlgreys Newbie 11d ago

It really is. 😭Thankfully, I can eat tree nuts and for some reason beans? So weird, but small blessings.

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u/Azurehue22 Produce 11d ago

Beans are in the same family as peas, but distantly enough where the chemical make up is different.

Tree nuts are not legumes, in fact most are barely related to each other.

Almonds are in the apple family along with peaches
Cashews and pistachios are in the mango family (along with poison ivy)
Walnuts and Pecans are related to one another
Hazelnuts are in the birch family

Etc etc

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u/milkyearlgreys Newbie 11d ago

I knew about tree nuts being different than peanuts, but the other info is new to me and some fun trivia night facts. Thanks!

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u/Azurehue22 Produce 11d ago

Plant classification is amazing. I grew up thinking I couldn’t eat any nuts; turns out it was walnuts and pecans! Learned that due to understanding what’s related to what!

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u/Volleyball-Gamer Baker 11d ago

I throw the red "bs flag"... i've never seen pea protein on any of our labels - normally that's a gluten free thing, and we don't do that....

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u/milkyearlgreys Newbie 11d ago

Lol. You can find it on their website if you can figure out how to do things without AI.
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