Is BREAD STICKS, GARLIC Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
BREAD MADE WITH: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN (VITAMIN B3), IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), WATER, DEXTROSE, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, DOUGH CONDITIONER (WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, DATEM, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, EXTHOXYLATED MONODIGLYCERIDES, SOY FLOUR, CALCIUM SALTS, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE, SOY LECITHIN, ASCORBIC ACID, L-CYSTEINE, FUNGAL AMYLASE, ETHOXYLATED MONODIGLYCERIDES, ENZYMES, AZODICARBONAMIDE), YEAST, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES. SPREAD MADE WITH: INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING)], GARLIC POWDER, SALT, GARLIC PEPPER (GARLIC, BLACK PEPPER, SALT, BROWN SUGAR, ONION, SWEET BELL PEPPER, PARSLEY, GARLIC OIL), ONION POWDER, MONO & DIGLYCERIDE, FLAVOR, ANNATTO.
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.


