Is CHICKEN & DUMPLING SOUP, CHICKEN & DUMPLING Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
WATER, DUMPLINGS (WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], EGGS, ENRICHED DURUM WHEAT FLOUR [NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, OLEORESIN TURMERIC), CHICKEN, CELERY, CARROTS, ONION, NONFAT DRY MILK, CHICKEN FAT, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (WITH ERYTHORBIC ACID ADDED), SALT, SUGAR, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN (HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL [COTTONSEED, SOYBEAN]), CHICKEN FAT FLAVOR (HYDROLYZED CORN GLUTEN, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, CHICKEN FAT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SPICES, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE), SEASONING (SALT, DEXTROSE, ONION, CELERY, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE [TO PREVENT CAKING]), CARROT POWDER (SALT, OLEORESIN CARROT [COLOR]), SOY LECITHIN, YEAST EXTRACT, ONION POWDER, WHITE PEPPER, PARSLEY, POLYSORBATE 80, EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC, SILICON DIOXIDE.
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.


