Is Cole's® Original Garlic Bread, 16 oz Loaf Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Bread made with: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin [Vitamin B3], Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Water, Dextrose, Interesterified Soybean Oil, Salt, Yeast, Dough Conditioners (Wheat Flour, Soy Flour, Dextrose, Datem, Mono & Diglycerides, Calcium Salts, Ascorbic Acid, Azodicarbonamide, L-Cysteine, Fungal Amylase), Mono & Diglycerides. Spread made with: Interesterified Soybean Oil, Water, Butter (Cream, Salt), Garlic Powder, Salt, Onion Powder, Mono & Diglyceride, Natural Butter 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.


