Is Basil Pesto Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sunflower Oil, Basil, Glucose Solids, Grana Padano Pdo Cheese (Milk, Salt, Rennet, Lysozyme (Egg)), Cashews, Potato Flakes (Contain Turmeric Extract (For Colour), Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Phosphate, Sulphites, Ascorbyl Palmitate), Salt, Pine Nuts, Sugar, Sheep's Milk Pecorino Romano Pdo Cheese (Sheep's Milk, Rennet, Microbial Enzymes, Salt), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Modified Milk, Garlic Powder, Lactic Acid, Natural Basil Flavour

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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