Is Ivars Clam Chowder With Bacon Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 9 ingredients that do not comply and 5 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • milk
  • unsalted butter
  • cream
  • cod milk
  • pork cured with water
  • clams, cod milk, wheat, soy, tree nuts
  • bacon
  • a milk derivative
  • natural flavor
  • disodium inosinate
  • cultured dextrose
  • riboflavin
  • +2 more

milk

Dietitian note

Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

Clam Stock (water, Clam Base (cooked Clams, Salt, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor (contains Cod), Unsalted Butter (cream (milk)), Potato Flour, Sugar, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder)), Clams And Clam Juice (clams And Clam Juice, Salt, Sodium Tripolyphosphate (to Retain Moisture), Calcium Disodium Edta (to Preserve Color)), Chowder Mix (coconut Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium Caseinate (a Milk Derivative), Artificial Color, Sugar, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium, Silicoaluminate, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin), Potatoes (potatoes, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate), Bacon (pork Cured With Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Honey, Sodium, Erythorbate, Flavoring, Sodium Nitrite), Canola Oil, Wheat Flour (wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Dehydrated Onion, Modified Corn Starch, (cultured Dextrose (maltodextrin, Lactic Acid Culture (wholly Pasteurized Product)), Salt, Dehydrated Celery, Lemon Juice From Concentrate, Spices (garlic Powder, Spice, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Salt, Spice Extractive), Nisin Preparation. Contains: Clams, Cod Milk, Wheat, Soy, Tree Nuts (coconut)

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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.

About this product

Soup · Liquid

Flavor
SavorySaltyRichGarlicky
Texture
CreamyChunky
Commonly used for
Soup