Is First Street Lemon Squares, Lemon Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, ASCORBIC ACID [ADDED AS A DOUGH CONDITIONER], THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, ENZYME, FOLIC ACID), LIQUID WHOLE EGG, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED PALM OIL), WATER, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, INFUSED LEMON RIND (LEMON PEEL ZEST, SUGAR, LEMON OIL ESSENCE), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH), SALT, SNOW SUGAR (DEXTROSE, CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR), VINEGAR, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM, BLACKSTRAP MOLASSES, MARGARINE (SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, WHEY [MILK], VEGETABLE MONOGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNAT TO EXTRACT [COLOR], TURMERIC [ADDED FOR COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3).

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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