No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 2 ingredients that may not comply.

Is Gardetto's Aged Cheddar Snack Mix Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 2 ingredients that may not comply.
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Gard Aged Cheddar Snack Mix

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Ingredients

Enriched Flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid), Vegetable Oil (canola, sunflower, soybean, high oleic soybean, palm, fractionated palm and/or palm olein), Rye Flour, Cheddar Cheese (milk, salt, enzymes, cheese cultures, annatto [color]), Corn Maltodextrin, Salt. Contains 2% or less of: Yeast, Sugar, Color (paprika extract, turmeric extract, annatto extract, caramel color), Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder, Monosodium Glutamate, Leavening (yeast, baking soda), Onion Powder, Enzymes, Corn Syrup, Disodium Phosphate, Barley Malt Extract, Rye Flour, Lactic Acid, Blue Cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), Whey, Fumaric Acid, Caraway, Sodium Diacetate. Freshness Preserved by BHT.

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.