Is Coles Cheese Sticks, Asiago Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Mozzarella Cheese (Skim Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Asiago Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Dextrose, Asiago Pepper Blend (Whey, Salt, Buttermilk, Maltodextrin, Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Cheese Culture, Enzymes), Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Enzyme Modified Butter, Lactic Acid, Natural Asiago And Blue Cheese Flavors, Cultured Buttermilk, Citric Acid, Soybean Oil, Silicon Dioxide), Salt, Wheat Gluten, Yeast (Ascorbic Acid), Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Ascorbic Acid, Malted Barley Flour, Enzymes, Garlic Powder, Pepper Blend (Black Pepper, Salt, Brown Sugar, Dehydrated Onion, Parsley, Dehydrated Bell Pepper, Spice), Onion Powder, Butter (Cream, Salt), Natural Flavor, Annatto
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.


