Is H‑E‑B Plain Old Fashioned Donut Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 15 ingredients that do not comply and 5 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • lowfat buttermilk
  • cultured lowfat milk
  • skim milk
  • milk
  • cream
  • nonfat dry milk
  • whey
  • sour cream
  • vitamin a palmitate
  • dextrose
  • riboflavin
  • vitamin d3
  • +8 more

lowfat buttermilk

Dietitian note

Buttermilk is a fermented drink typically made from cow's milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

Sour Cream Cake Mix (Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached (Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Defatted Soy Flour, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Artificial Flavor, Beta-carotene (Color), Cellulose Gum, Egg Yolks, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Mono- And Diglycerides, Nonfat Milk, Salt, Sodium Diacetate, Sour Cream (Milk) Solids (Cultured Sour Cream (Milk), Maltodextrin, Cultured Buttermilk, Cultured Nonfat Milk, Whey (Milk), Lactic Acid), Soy Lecithin, Wheat Starch), Water, Palm Oil, Sour Cream (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Cream (Milk), Skim Milk, Corn Starch, Carob Bean Gum, Pectin), Lowfat Buttermilk (Cultured Lowfat Milk, Nonfat Dry Milk, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides (Emulsifiers), Carrageenan, Carob Bean Gum, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3)

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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.

Where to buy

H‑E‑B Plain Old Fashioned Donut is available at 1 retailer

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About this product

Snack · Piece

Flavor
Sweet
Texture
SoftDense
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