Is CALIFORNIA ROLL Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

COOKED RICE (MILLED RICE. WATER, SUSHI VINEGAR [SUGAR, WATER, VINEGAR. SALT]). IMITATION CRAB SALAD (IMITATION CRAB MEAT [POLLOCK, WATER. PEA STARCH, SUGAR, SORBITOL, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, CONTAINS 20% OR LESS OF: CRABMEAT, BLUE AND SNOW CRAB EXTRACT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LOBSTER FLAVORS, FISH OIL (ANCHOVIES, SARDINES). RICE WINE (WATER, RICE, KOJI RICE), EGG WHITES, SEA SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE. DISODIUM INOSINATE, SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, CARMINE AND PAPRIKA (COLOR), MAYONNAISE[SOYBEAN OIL, EGG YOLKS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. EGG WHITES, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, SPICE. CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR}]), CUCUMBER, AVOCADO, PICKLED GINGER (GINGER, WATER. SORBITOL, SALT, CITRIC ACID. ACETIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, MALIC ACID ASPARTAME [CONTAINS PHENYLALANINE), POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE], SACCHARIN), WASABI (WASABI POWDER (HORSERADISH MUSTARD. CORN FLOUR. CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C). YELLOW 5. BLUE 1), WATER), SESAME SEEDS (BLACK SESAME SEEDS, WHITE SESAME SEEDS), SOY SAUCE (WATER. SOYBEANS, WHEAT. SALT), SEAWEED.

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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