Is Ivar's Soup Company Puget Sound Clam Chowder With Bacon Soup of the Day, Puget Sound Clam Bacon Alpha-Gal?


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 NATURAL JUICES} AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA {TO PROTECT 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 (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, FLAVORING, SODIUM NITRITE), CANOLA OIL, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DEHYDRATED ONION, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, DEHYDRATED CELERY, CULTURED DEXTROSE (MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED DEXTROSE), LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CHOWDER SEASONING (GARLIC POWDER, SPICE, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, SALT, SPICE EXTRACTIVE)
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


