Is Cheese & red onion Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 4 ingredients that do not comply and 2 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

salad cream
vegetarian red leicester cheese
milk
vegetarian medium mature cheddar cheese
diglycerides of fatty acids-vegetable
calcium carbonate

salad cream

Dietitian note

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

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Ingredients

Malted Bread, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Bran,wheat Protein,yeast, Malted Barley Flour,salt, Emulsifiers (Mono-and Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids-vegetable,mono-and Diacetyl Tartaric Adid Esters Of Mono-and Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids-vegetable), Spirit Vinegar, Malted Wheat Flour,vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Palm), Flourtreatment Agent |(Ascorbic Acid), Palm Fat, Wheat Flour,wheat Starch), Vegetarian Medium Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Mayonnaise, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour,spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds,spirit Vinegar, Salt), Sugar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, White |Wine Vinegar, Salt), Vegetarian Red Leicester Cheese (Milk), Contains Colour (Annatto), Red Onion, Salad Cream (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg, Dijon Mustard Water, Mustard Seeds, Salt, Conflour, Mustard Water, Black Pepper, Allergy Advice For Allergens, Induding Cereals Containing Gluten, See In Bold, Also, May Contain Sesame

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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.