Is Bernard Matthews Ham & Cheese Escalopes 285G Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 7 ingredients that do not comply and 4 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • cream
  • cheese
  • milk
  • cheddar cheese
  • formed ham 20% pork
  • cheese sauce 23% skimmed milk
  • formed ham
  • natural flavouring
  • batter wheat flour calcium carbonate
  • dextrose
  • breadcrumb wheat calcium carbonate

cream

Dietitian note

Cream is composed of the fat layer skimmed from the top of milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

Turkey 33%, Formed Ham And Cheese Sauce 23% Skimmed Milk, Formed Ham 20% Pork, Water, Glucose Syrup, Salt, Stabiliser Diphosphate, Triphosphate, Polyphosphate, Antioxidant (Sodium Ascorbate), Sodium Nitrite), Cheddar Cheese (Milk) 15%, Cream (Milk), Modified Waxy Maize Starch, Pea Starch, Cheese (Milk), Pepper, Breadcrumb Wheat Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Yeast, Dextrose, Rapeseed Oil, Batter Wheat Flour Calcium Carbonate, Soya Protein Concentrate, Sugar, Natural Flavouring, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Spirit Vinegar, Soya Lecithin

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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.

Where to buy

Bernard Matthews Ham & Cheese Escalopes 285G is available at 1 retailer

Tesco

About this product

Meat · Slice

Flavor
SavorySaltyMeaty
Texture
Crispy
Commonly used for
LunchMeal PrepOn The GoSandwich