Is Cheez-It Italian Four Cheese Flavour Baked Snack Crackers Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 3 ingredients that do not comply and 5 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • cheese cultures
  • milk
  • white cheddar cheese
  • disodium inosinate
  • dextrose
  • riboflavin
  • vitamin b2
  • +1 more

cheese cultures

Dietitian note

Cheese is typically derived from milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

Enriched Flour (wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Vitamin B1 [thiamin Mononitrate], Vitamin B2 [riboflavin], Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (high Oleic Soybean, Soybean, Palm, Canola With Tbhq For Freshness), White Cheddar Cheese (milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes). Contains 2% Or Less Of Salt, Rice Flour, Monosodium Glutamate, Monterey Jack, Romano, Parmesan, Mozzarella And Asiago Cheeses (milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Dextrose, Baking Soda, Yeast, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Garlic Powder, Lactic Acid, Onion Powder, Citric Acid, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Artificial Flavor, Turmeric Extract Color, Annatto Extract Color, Soy Lecithin. Contains Wheat, Milk And Soy Ingredients.

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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.

About this product

Cracker · Cracker

Flavor
SavorySalty
Texture
CrispyCrunchy
Commonly used for
SnackingDippingOn The Go