Vegetables: acorn squash, artichoke, asparagus, avocado, beetroot, bell pepper mix, black-eyed pea, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts, butternut squash, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, chickpea cucumber, eggplant, endive, fava bean, fennel, green pea, lettuce, kale, kidney bean, leek, lentil bean, lima bean, mung bean, mushrooms, navy bean, olive, okra, onion, parsnip, pinto bean, pumpkin, radish, romaine lettuce, rhubarb, spinach, squash, string bean, soybean, sweet potato, swiss chard, tapioca tomato, turnip, white potato, zucchini

Fruits:apple, apricot, banana, blackberry, black currant, blueberry, cantaloupe, cherry, cranberry, date, fig, grape, grapefruit, honeydew (melon), kiwi, lemon, lime, mango, nectarine, orange, papaya, peach, pear, pineapple, pomegranate, raspberry, plum, strawberry, watermelon

Fish/seafood:anchovies, bass, clam, catfish, codfish, crab, crayfish, flounder, haddock, halibut, herring, lobster, mackerel, mussel, oyster, salmon, sardine, scallop, squid, shrimp, snapper, sole, swordfish, tilapia, trout, tuna, whitefish

Meat:beef, beef liver, chicken, duck lamb, pheasant, pork, quail, turkey, veal, venison

Nuts:almond, brazil nut, cashew, cocoa, coconut, hazelnut, macadamia, peanut, pistachio, pecan, pine nut, walnut

Spices/herbs/others:anise seed, basil, bay leaf, black pepper, caraway, cardamom, cayenne pepper, chamomile, chili pepper, cinnamon, coriander, curry, dill, clove, coffee, cumin, garlic, ginger, green tea, jalapeno pepper, kelp, liquorice, mint, mustard, nutmeg, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, safflower, saffron, sunflower, tarragon, tea, thyme, turmeric, vanilla

Candida albicans/sugar/yeast:baker’s yeast, beet sugar, brewer’s yeast, Candida albicans, cane sugar, carob, fructose (HFCS), honey, hops, malt, maple syrup

Gluten/grains:barley, buckwheat, corn, flaxseed gliadin, gluten, millet, oat, quinoa, rice, rye, sesame, spelt wheat

Egg/milk:casein, cow’s milk, egg white, egg yolk, goat’s milk, sheep‘s milk whey

Medicinal herbs, superfoods, adaptogens: Acai berry, agave, aloe vera, ashwagandha, astragalus, barley grass, bee pollen, bilberry, black nut, cascara, chlorella, cottonseed, dandelion, echinacea, essiac, feverfew, ginkgo biloba, goji berry, goldenseal, grape seed extract, guarana seed, gymnema sylvestre, hawthorn berry, huperzine, kava kava, lutein, maitake mushroom, mangosteen, milk thistle, mullein leaf, noni berry, pau d’arco bark, pine bark, red clover flower, red yeast rice, reishi mushroom, resveratrol, rhodiola, rooibos tea, schizandra berry, senna, spirulina, st. john wort, stevia leaf, valerian, vinpocetine, watercress, wheatgrass, wormwood, yellow dock

Alternaria alternate, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aureobasidium pullulans, Botrytis cinerea, Candida albicans, Cephalosporium, Cladosporium herbarum,  Curvularia spicifera, Epicoccum nigrum, Fusarium oxysporum, Geotrichum candidum, Helminthosporium, Hormodendrum, Monila sitophila, Mucor racemosus, Penicillium, Phoma herbarum, Rhizopus nigricans, Rhodotorula rubra, Spondylocladium, Trichoderma

Vegetables: acorn squash, adzuki bean, artichoke,  arugula, asparagus, avocado, beetroot, bear’s garlic, bell pepper mix, black-eyed pea, black bean, Bok choy, Boston bibb lettuce, broccoli, brussels sprouts, butternut squash, cabbage, cannellini bean, capers, carrot, cauliflower, celery, chestnut, chicory, chickpea, collard greens, cucumber, eggplant, endive, escarole, fava bean, fennel, grape leaf, green pea, leaf lettuce, lettuce, lupini bean, kale, kidney bean, leek, lentil bean, lima bean, mung bean, mushrooms,  mustard greens, navy bean, olive, okra, onion, parsnip, pinto bean, pumpkin, radish, romaine lettuce, rhubarb, savoy cabbage, scallion, shallot, shiitake mushroom, spinach, squash, string bean, soybean,  spaghetti squash, sweet potato, swiss chard, tapioca tomato, turnip, white potato, zucchini

Fruits:apple, apricot, banana, blackberry, black currant, blueberry, cantaloupe, cherry, cranberry, date, fig, grape, grapefruit, guave, honeydew (melon), kiwi, lemon, lime, lychee, mango, nectarine, orange, papaya, peach, pear, persimmon, pineapple, pomegranate, raspberry, plum, starfruit, strawberry, tangerine watermelon

Fish/seafood:anchovies, bass, carp, clam, catfish, codfish, crab, crayfish, flounder, haddock, halibut, herring, lobster, mackerel, mahi-mahi mussel, oyster, salmon, sardine, scallop, squid, shrimp, snapper, sole, swordfish, tilapia, trout, tuna, whitefish

Meat:beef, beef liver, chicken, chicken liver, duck lamb, goose, pheasant, pork, quail, rabbit, turkey, veal, venison

Nuts:almond, bitter almond brazil nut, cashew, cocoa, coconut, hazelnut, macadamia, peanut, pistachio, pecan, pine nut, walnut

Spices/herbs/others:allspice, anise seed, arrow root, basil, bay leaf, black pepper, canola oil, caraway, cardamom, cayenne pepper, chives, chamomile, chili pepper, cilantro, cinnamon, coriander, curry, dill, clove, coffee, cumin, garlic, ginger, green tea, hemp, horseradish, jalapeno pepper, kelp, liquorice, mint, mustard, nutmeg, nutritional yeast, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, safflower, saffron, seaweed wakame, sunflower, taro, tarragon, tea, thyme, turmeric, vanilla, water chestnut, yam

Candida albicans/sugar/yeast:baker’s yeast, beet sugar, brewer’s yeast, Candida albicans, cane sugar, carob, fructose (HFCS), honey, hops, malt, maple syrup, molasses, nutritional yeast

Gluten/grains: amaranth, barley, chia, brown rice, buckwheat, corn, flaxseed gliadin, gluten, millet, oat, quinoa, rice, rye, sesame, sorghum, spelt, teff, wheat, wild rice

Egg/milk: casein, cow’s milk, egg white, egg yolk, goat’s milk, sheep‘s milk, whey

95 test substances / CHEM 1 + CHEM 2

CHEM / 45 additives, pharmaceutical agents, environmental chemicals

Colourings: annato yellow/orange (E160b), blue#1 (E133), blue#2 (E132), brilliant black (E151), lissamine (E142), red#3 erythrosine b (E127), red#40 (E129), yellow#5 tartrazine (E102), yellow#6 (E110)

Preservatives /environmental chemicals alternative sugars /other: ammonium chloride, aspartame (E951), benzoic acid (E210), chlorine, deltamethrine, ethylene glycol, fluoride, monosodium glutamate (MSG, E621), nickel sulfate, orris root, polysorbate 80 (E433), saccharine (E954), sodium metabisulfite (E223), sodium sulfite (E221), sorbic acid (E200)

Antibiotics /anti-inflammatories /pain killer: acetaminophen, acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), amoxilin, ampicilin, clinoril, diclofenac (voltaren), diflunisal, flurbiprofen, gentamicin, ibuprofen, indometacin, ketoprofen, naproxen, neomycin, nystatine, penicillamine, penicilline, piroxicam, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline

CHEM 2 / expanded additives /E-panel (50 chemical agents)

Colourings: acid blue#3 (E131), beta-carotene (E160a), carmine (cochineal) (E120), camoisine red#5 (E122), quinoline yellow (E104), red#2 amaranth (E123), Ponceau 6R (E126)

Preservatives / flavour enhancer / expanded additives: acacia gum (E414), adipic acid (E355), ascorbic acid (E300), BHA (E320), BHT (E321), calcium phosphate (E341), citric acid (E330), EDTA (E385), fumaric acid (E297), lactic acid (E270), lecithin (E322), magnesium phosphate (E343), malic acid (E296), methenamine (E239),  phosphoric acid (E338), potassium phosphate PM (E340), potassium sorbate (E202), potassium tartrate (E336), sodium acetate (E262), sodium benzoate (E211), sodium lactate (E325), sodium propionate (E281), succinic acid (E363)

Food additives /sugar replacements: alum, cyclodextrin (E459), d-lactitol (E966), erythritol (E968), glycerol (E422), hexylresorcinol (E586), invert sugar (E1103), isomalt (E953), lysozyme (E1105), mannitol (E421), methyl anthranilate, potassium hydroxide (E525), polydextrose (E1200), sodium bisulfate (E514), sodium cyclamate (E952), sodium pyrophosphate (E450c), sodium triphosphate (E451), sorbitol (E420), sucralose (E955), xylitol (E967)

50 PHYTO basic

Medicinal herbs, superfoods, adaptogens: Acai berry, agave, aloe vera, ashwagandha, astragalus, barley grass, bee pollen, bilberry, black nut, cascara, chlorella, cottonseed, dandelion, echinacea, essiac, feverfew, ginkgo biloba, goji berry, goldenseal, grape seed extract, guarana seed, gymnema sylvestre, hawthorn berry, huperzine, kava kava, lutein, maitake mushroom, mangosteen, milk thistle, mullein leaf, noni berry, pau d’arco bark, pine bark, red clover flower, red yeast rice, reishi mushroom, resveratrol, rhodiola, rooibos tea, schizandra berry, senna, spirulina, st. john wort, stevia leaf, valerian, vinpocetine, watercress, wheatgrass, wormwood, yellow dock

+ PHYTO plus

(chose between PHYTO plus and PHYTO fem)

50 medicinal herbs/SuperFoods/adaptogens for sport, fitness, balance, sleep, antistress and energie

alfalfa, american ginseng, blue green algae, burdock, butcher’s broom, calendula, cat’s claw, catuaba, chaparral, chondroitin, cnidium monnieri, damiana, deer antler velvet, dong quai, elderberry, elderflower, eucalyptus, fo-ti root, glucosamine, goldenrod, gotu kola, horny goat weed, juniper berry, korean ginseng, lobelia, lo han guo, lycopene, maca root, mistletoe, mucuna pruriens, muria puama, myrrh, nettle leaf, pumpkin seed, pygeum bark, rehmannia, rose petal, sarsaparilla, saw palmetto, sea buckthorn, funegreek,  siberian ginseng, skull cap, stinging nettle root, sweet woodruff, tribulus terrestris, uva ursi, yarrow, yerba mate, yohimbe bark

or + PHYTO fem

(chose between PHYTO plus and PHYTO fem)

50 medicinal herbs/SuperFoods/adaptogens particularely for women in MENOPAUSE

Phyto Fem (Phyto basis + 50 female herbs): alfalfa leaf, arnica, black cohosh, blessed thistle, blue cohosh, boswellia, buchu leaf, bupleurum, burdock, butcher’s broom, calendula, cat’s claw, chaparral root, chaste berry, cramp bark, damiana, dong quai, evening primrose, false unicorn, fo-ti root, gotu kola, horse chestnut, horsetail, irish moos, juniper berry, korean ginseng, lavender, lemon balm, lobelia, maca root, marshmallow root, mistletoe, motherwort, myrrh, nettle leaf, pennyroyal, peony root, red clover flower, red raspberry leaf, rehmannia root, sarsaparilla, siberian ginseng, skull cap, slippery elm, squaw vine, uva ursi, white willow bark, wild yam root, yarrow, yerba mate

Alternaria alternate, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aureobasidium pullulans, Botrytis cinerea, Candida albicans, Cephalosporium, Cladosporium herbarum,  Curvularia spicifera, Epicoccum nigrum, Fusarium oxysporum, Geotrichum candidum, Helminthosporium, Hormodendrum, Monila sitophila, Mucor racemosus, Penicillium, Phoma herbarum, Rhizopus nigricans, Rhodotorula rubra, Spondylocladium, Trichoderma

18 biogenic amines (pharmacoactive agents) and bioactive phytochemicals, which are often found in natural foodstuffs

Aflatoxin, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, coumarin, dopamine, gallic acid, histamine, maltodextrine, nicotine, octopamine, phenylalanin, phenylethylamin, piperonal, rutin, serotonin, sodium lauryl sulfate, tryptophan, tyramine

The Alcat Test is to be understood as a nutritional concept and health consultation of complementary nutritional therapy and is NOT a diagnostic or healing method. Nutrition alone is NO substitute for careful diagnosis and medical care in the case of illness.

The Alcat Test should therefore be carried out in consultation with a healthcare professional in the case of a pre-existing illness. This practitioner can integrate the Alcat Test into the treatment plan in an integrative and compatible manner. However, a healthy diet according to the Alcat principle can easily be used for prevention.

We emphasize that the Alcat Test does NOT measure parameters of the specific immune system, i.e. no antibody levels are measured and it is not an LTT /lymphocyte transformation test, but cell-mediated food-related hypersensitivities are examined, which are mainly mediated by the innate immune system.

Thus, the Alcat Test does NOT diagnose food allergies (type 1/IgE – allergies have to be avoided!) and NO enzymatically caused intolerances to e.g. lactose, fructose or histamine.

It is possible that the innate immune system may be activated at the same time despite existing classical allergy or intolerance and therefore does not exclude cell-mediated pro-inflammatory reactivity as measured by the Alcat Test.

The Alcat Test is NOT an IgG test – we explicitly distance ourselves from antibody tests of IgG class(es).

Yes, each vial collected must be filled to capacity. The number of vials is clearly indicated on the lab requisition form.

It is not necessary to postpone testing despite medication use. If possible do not take any medications 3 to 4 hours prior to blood draw.

Taking medication is part of the patient’s daily life and should therefore also be considered in Alcat testing. 

The situation is different in case of a one-off infection. After a course of antibiotics, the patient should wait 14 days.

The Alcat Test is NOT a food allergy test. It is designed to test for sensitivities, which have a delayed reaction. Although in common parlance, the terms have been used interchangeably, food allergy and food sensitivity are quite different from one another.

The main difference is that for allergies, parameters of the specific immune system are tested (antibodies), whereas the Alcat Test is a cellular test, with primarily innate immune cells as target cells. – Please note, that these are two very different pathways and may not exclude each other.

However, the Alcat Test detects sensitivities and NOT allergies. The patient should still avoid all items to which he/she has a known allergy.

Yes, the consumption of previously reactive foods before re-testing after 6 months or foods that the patient considers problematic may set a clear accent before testing.

Foods that are not consumed regularly (provided there is no allergy or coeliac condition) can thus be consumed two or three times within the week before taking the Alcat Test.