Is Giant Eagle Ham Salad Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Why it's not alpha-gal friendly
- ham
- smoked chopped ham
- dextrose
- cultured dextrose
- polysorbate 80
- natural flavors
ham
Dietitian noteHam comes from pig, and thus contains mammalian meat.
Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts
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Ingredients
Smoked Chopped Ham (Ham, Water, Contains 2% or Less of the Following: Salt, Dextrose, Potassium Lactate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Flavoring), Salad Dressing (Soybean Oil, Water, Sugar, Egg Yolks [Egg Yolks, Salt], White Distilled Vinegar, Sea Salt, Modified Potato Starch, Lemon Juice, Fruit and Vegetable Juice [Color], Xanthan Gum), Sweet Relish (Pickles, Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt, Red Peppers, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavors, Calcium Chloride, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Benzoate, Yellow 5), Onions, Sugar, Cracker Meal (Bleached Wheat Flour), Cultured Dextrose, Citric Acid, Sodium Diacetate, Xanthan Gum, Color (Water, Propylene Glycol, Red 40, Red 3, Propylparaben [Preservative]), Yellow Color (Propylene Glycol and Polysorbate 80 [Preservatives], Turmeric Oleoresin and Annatto Extract [Colors]).
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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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Meat · Spreadable


