Is French Bread Pizza, Pepperoni Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
French Bread (Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour (Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of Sugar, Salt Substitute (Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate), Shortening (Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Tbhq), Yeast, Dough Conditioners (Sweet Whey, Ammonium Sulfate, L-cysteine, Corn Starch, Salt, Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, Isolated Soy Protein, Modified Cellulose, Soybean Oil, Soy Lecithin)), Sauce (Water, Tomato Paste, Modified Corn Starch, Seasoning (Maltodextrin, Paprika, Dehydrated Onion And Garlic, Spices, Citric Acid, Carrageenan, Beet Powder), Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of Salt Substitute (Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate), Dehydrated Parmesan Cheese (Part Skim Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Disodium Phosphate), Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Flavoring, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid)
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.


