Is Gio's Garlic Bread, Garlic Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
BREAD: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, YEAST, SUGAR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, DEXTROSE, MICROBIAL ENZYMES. ASCORBIC ACID ADDED AS DOUGH CONDITIONER, VEGETABLE PROTEIN, CORN MEAL. SPREAD:VEGETABLE OIL BLEND (SOYBEAN, PALM), WATER, DRIED GARLIC, SALT, SWEET CREAM BUTTERMILK, NATURAL FLAVORS, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SPICE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, LACTIC ACID, BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR).
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.


