Is H‑E‑B Meal Simple Black Forest Ham and Swiss Croissant Sandwich Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Why it's not alpha-gal friendly
- cheese culture
- swiss cheese
- pasteurized part-skim milk
- pork
- uncured black forest ham
- enzymes
- tricalcium phosphate
- L-cysteine hydrochloride
- natural and artificial flavors
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cheese culture
Dietitian noteCheese is typically derived from milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.
Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts
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Ingredients
Uncured black forest ham (pork, water, salt, dextrose, sugar, vinegar, fruit and spice extracts, yeast extract, citrus extract, sodium phosphate, honey), croissant (enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, margarine [palm oil, canola oil, water, sugar, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, beta-carotene (color), potassium sorbate (preservative)], yeast, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, liquid egg white, salt, natural and artificial flavors, l-cysteine hydrochloride, tricalcium phosphate, mono- and diglycerides, calcium propionate, citric acid, ascorbic acid (dough conditioner), enzymes, yellow 5, yellow 6), green leaf lettuce, swiss cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes).
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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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