Is ASDA Cheese & Onion Sandwich Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Water, Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Medium Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (14%), Red Leicester Cheese (9%) [Leicester Cheese (Milk), Colour (E160b(ii))], Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Bran, Onions (4%), Malted Wheat Flake, Cornflour, Wheat Gluten, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Yeast, Salt, Malted Barley Flour, Emulsifiers (E471, E472e), Malted Wheat Flour, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Mustard Seeds, Flour Treatment Agent (E300), Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch

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.

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