Is 5 CRAB CAKES Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 6 ingredients that do not comply and 4 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

carrageenan
dried milk
cheese culture
cream
pasteurized milk
cream cheese
tricalcium phosphate
natural flavor
disodium inosinate
dextrose

carrageenan

Dietitian note

Although not derived from mammals, carrageenan (extracted from red algae) contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

CRAB MEAT (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS), IMITATION CRAB MEAT (POLLOCK (GADUS CHALCOGRAMMUS), AND/OR WHITING (MERLUCCIUS PRODUCTUS), WATER, WHEAT STARCH, POTATO STARCH, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SNOW CRABMEAT, TAPIOCA STARCH, SORBITOL, EGG WHITES, SALT, ARTIFICIAL CRAB FLAVORS, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR)), CELERY, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, GUAR AND/OR CAROB AND/OR XANTHAN GUM), COOKED POLLOCK, ONIONS, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), SOYBEAN OIL, DRIED MILK, DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, SUGAR, GARLIC, SALT, MUSTARD SEED, DEXTROSE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), GARLIC POWDER, HYDROLYZED SOY AND CORN PROTEINS, GUAR GUM, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DRIED YEAST, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (GARLIC, ONION, PARSLEY), YEAST, SHERRY WINE SOLIDS, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, RED PEPPERS AND TABASCO PEPPERS, CLOVES, ANCHOVIES, NATURAL FLAVOR (CONTAINS SOY), TAMARIND EXTRACT, CHILI PEPPER EXTRACT, TURMERIC, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), SPICES, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE (ANTICAKING).

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What is a Alpha-Gal Friendly diet?

An Alpha-Gal diet eliminates mammalian meat and products containing mammalian-derived ingredients to prevent allergic reactions in people with alpha-gal syndrome. This includes beef, pork, lamb, dairy products, gelatin, and certain medications derived from mammals. The condition involves a specific sugar molecule found in most mammals, often triggered after a tick bite. People may experience delayed allergic reactions 3-6 hours after consuming trigger foods. The diet focuses on safe alternatives like poultry, fish, and plant-based proteins. When followed carefully, often with guidance from an allergist or dietitian, it can prevent serious reactions while maintaining adequate nutrition.