Is Country Crock Shedds Spread Buttery Spread 40% Vegetable Oil Original - 15 Oz Alpha-Gal Friendly?

This product may or may not be Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 3 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's a maybe for alpha-gal friendly

  • natural flavors
  • vitamin a palmitate
  • lecithin

natural flavors

Dietitian note

Natural flavors can include both animal and plant sources and may contain alpha-gal if derived from mammals. If the label does not provide a source, we recommend calling the manufacturer.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

vitamin a palmitate
lecithin

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Description

This spread delivers a mild buttery flavor and smooth, creamy texture that spreads easily on toast, bagels, and sandwiches. Users report reliable melting for cooking, baking, and sautéing, praising convenience and consistent taste while noting it differs slightly from traditional spread expectations in flavor intensity and salt perception, in practice

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Ingredients

INGREDIENTS: purified water, soybean oil, palm kernel and palm oil, salt, lecithin (soy), vinegar, natural flavors, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene (color)

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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.

Where to buy

Country Crock Shedds Spread Buttery Spread 40% Vegetable Oil Original - 15 Oz is available at 23 retailers

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About this product

Spread · Spreadable

Flavor
ButterySavory
Texture
CreamySmooth
Commonly used for
BreakfastSandwichCookingTopping