Is Global Brands Crackers, Vegetable Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Wheat Flour, Vegetable Palm Oil with TBHQ, Sugar, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Salt, Glucose and Fructose Syrup, Cheese Powder (Milk Solids, Cheese Solids, Vegetable Fat, Glucose Syrup Solids, Salt, Flavoring, Flavor Enhancers, Anticaking Agent), Maltodextrin, Whey Powder, Dehydrated Onion, Parsley, Sodium Bicarbonate, Yeast, Lactic Acid, Soy Lecithin, Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Sodium Metabisulphite, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate, Silicon Dioxide, Papain.
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.


