Is ASDA Good & Balanced Honey & Ginger Salmon Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Ingredients
Water, Brown Rice, Edamame Soya Beans (13%), Salmon (Salmo salar) (Fish) (12%), Red Peppers, Garlic, Baby Spinach, Preserved Lemon Peel in Brine [Lemon Peel, Sea Salt, Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite)], Wild Rice, Coriander Leaf, Ginger (2%), Rice Wine, Cornflour, Mint, Mushroom Sauce [Water, Salt, Soya Beans, Sugar, Cornflour, Wheat Flour, Mushroom Extract], Dark Soy Sauce [Water, Sugar, Salt, Soya Beans, Wheat, Alcohol], Parsley, Black Fungus Mushrooms, Toasted Sesame Seed Oil, Honey (0.6%), Vegetable Stock Powder [Maltodextrin, Flavouring, Yeast Extract, Salt, Sugar, Dried Onions], Rapeseed Oil, Gelling Agent (Pectins), Mushroom Stock [Vegetable Stock [Mushroom Concentrate, Water, Onion Concentrate], Sea Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Cornflour], Salt .
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.


