Is Blue Menu English Muffins Multigrain 6 Fork-Split Muffins Alpha-Gal Friendly?

This product may or may not be Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's a maybe for alpha-gal friendly

  • L-cysteine hydrochloride
  • enzymes
  • monocalcium phosphate
  • calcium carbonate
  • +1 more

L-cysteine hydrochloride

Dietitian note

Sources of cysteine include eggs, meat, dairy products, and some cereals, though it is commercially produced from hair, feathers, or coal tar. L-Cysteine hydrochloride (also called e920) is a naturally occuring isomer of the cystein amino acid.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE GRAIN AND WHOLE SEED MIX (FLAXSEEDS, BARLEY FLAKES, CRACKED WHEAT, OAT FLAKES, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, HULLED MILLET), WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST, SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, CHICORY ROOT INULIN, SALT, CORN FLOUR, FANCY MOLASSES, WHEAT GERM, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, GUAR GUM, SOY MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, FUMARIC ACID, WHITE VINEGAR, ACETYLATED TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, FERMENTED WHEAT FLOUR, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULPHATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SORBIC ACID, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID, L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE. TOPPING: CORNMEAL, RICE FLOUR, SORBIC ACID.

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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

Blue Menu English Muffins Multigrain 6 Fork-Split Muffins is available at 1 retailer

Loblaws

About this product

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NuttySweet
Texture
DenseGrainy
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