Is Innofoods Garden Crisp Crackers Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
(organic*) Spinach*, Tapioca Starch*, Avocado Oil*, Red Bell Pepper*, Carrot*, Cassava Flour*, Sorghum Flour*, Potato Flour*, Brown Rice Flour*, Coconut Milk Powder* (coconut Milk*, Tapioca Maltodextrin*), Cane Sugar*, Kale*, Psyllium Husk Powder*, Sea Salt, Baking Powder (potato Starch*, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Savory Seasoning (garlic Powder, Spices, Onion Powder, Salt, Sugar, Porcini Mushroom Powder, Natural Flavors, Yeast Extract, Dehydrated Chives, Citric Acid), Onion Powder*, Rosemary Extract*, Garlic Powder*, Shiitake Mushroom Extract*, Black Pepper Powder*, Umami Yeast Extract*, Turmeric*. Contains Almonds, Cashews, Pecans and Macadamia nuts.
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.


