Is Heinen's Creme Cheese Swirl Brioche Loaf, Creme Cheese Swirl Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 12 ingredients that do not comply and 5 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

cheese cultures
pasteurized cream
nonfat dry milk
calcium caseinate
concentrated butter
cheese filling
cream
dry whole milk
natural flavor
diglycerides of fatty acids
natural flavors
nonfat yogurt powder
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cheese cultures

Dietitian note

Cheese is typically derived from milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

CHEESE FILLING (WATER, FROMAGE BLANC [PASTEURIZED MILK, PASTEURIZED CREAM, CHEESE CULTURES, MICROBIAL ENZYMES], SUGAR, CAGE-FREE EGG WHITES, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, QUARK POWDER [PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK], NONFAT YOGURT POWDER [CONCENTRATED CULTURED NONFAT MILK], NONFAT DRY MILK, VEGETABLE OILS [COCONUT OIL, CANOLA OIL], WHEAT FLOUR, NATURAL FLAVORS, WHEY, DRY WHOLE MILK, WHEAT STARCH, CITRIC ACID, CAGE-FREE DRIED EGG YOLKS, BETA-CAROTENE COLOR, CALCIUM ALGINATE, RICE FLOUR, CAGE-FREE DRIED EGG WHITES, LEMON JUICE POWDER [MALTODEXTRIN, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE], DRIED GLUCOSE SYRUP, XANTHAN GUM, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS), WHEAT FLOUR, CAGE-FREE EGGS, INVERT SUGAR SYRUP, VEGETABLE OILS (PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL), SUGAR, WATER, YEAST, CAGE-FREE EGG WHITES, CONCENTRATED BUTTER (CREAM), NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, NONFAT DRY MILK, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS, CALCIUM CASEINATE, DEACTIVATED DRIED YEAST, BETA-CAROTENE COLOR.

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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.