Is Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Description
Neutral flavored shortening provides a smooth, solid texture that promotes flaky pie crusts, tender biscuits, and light cookies. Reviewers commonly note consistent performance for baking and frying, easy measuring and spreading, minimal residual taste, and economical, shelf stable convenience; some cite a slightly waxy mouthfeel and dense mouth texture occasionally.
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Why it's a maybe for alpha-gal friendly
- diglycerides
diglycerides
Dietitian noteMono and di-glycerides (sometimes referred to as E471) are fatty acids that can come from either animal or plant sources. If the label does not provide a source, we recommend calling the manufacturer.
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Description
Neutral flavored shortening provides a smooth, solid texture that promotes flaky pie crusts, tender biscuits, and light cookies. Reviewers commonly note consistent performance for baking and frying, easy measuring and spreading, minimal residual taste, and economical, shelf stable convenience; some cite a slightly waxy mouthfeel and dense mouth texture occasionally.
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Ingredients
Soybean Oil, Fully Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Palm Oil, Mono and Diglycerides, TBHQ and Citric Acid (Antioxidants).
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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.
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Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening is available at 1 retailer
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Oil · Can