Is CALZONE, PEPPERONI Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 9 ingredients that do not comply and 8 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

milk
parmesan cheese
cheese cultures
mozzarella cheese
pasteurized part skim milk
pork
beef
sweet dairy whey
riboflavin
sorbitan monostearate
enzymes
tricalcium phosphate
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milk

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Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

DOUGH (ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, DOUGH CONDITIONER (RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, SWEET DAIRY WHEY (MILK), VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, POWDERED CELLULOSE, SOY FLOUR, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES (DATEM), SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, DEXTROSE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, ASCORBIC ACID, L-CYSTEINE, DOUGH CONDITIONER (WHEAT STARCH, AZODICARBONAMIDE (A.D.A.), TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SILICON DIOXIDE (USED AS A FLOW AGENT)), PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED, PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE (ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, YEAST (YEAST, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, ASCORBIC ACID), VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN), FILLING (PEPPERONI (PORK AND BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF WATER, DEXTROSE, SPICES, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, SORBIC ACID (A PRESERVATIVE)), TOMATO PASTE, WATER, SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SEASONING (SALT, SUGAR, GARLIC, SPICES), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, METHYLCELLULOSE), TOPPING (BREAD CRUMBS (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, YEAST, SALT), PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED, PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE (ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING)).

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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.