Is Cottage pie Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
Potatoes, Cooked British Minced Beef, Mature Ched Dar Cheese (Milk), Red Wine, Water Carrots Onions Roast Beef Stock (Water, Beef Bones, Beef, Yeast Extract, Salt), Rice Flour Cornflour, Chickpea Flour White Flour (Wheatflour Contains Gluten, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil Salt Tomato Puree Butter (Milk), Tomato Extract Vinegar Parsley Colour: Plain Caramel Sugar Syrup Garlic Puree Thyme Cracked Black Pepper Sugar Dried Onions Tamarind Extract Dextrose Lemon Oil Ground Black Pepper, Ground Cloves
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


