Is Key Lime Pie, 6 oz Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
sweet condensed milk (milk, sugar, whey, skim milk, magnesium hydroxide, sodium citrate), graham cracker (wheat flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, soybean oil, molasses, salt, sodium bicarbonate, honey), pasteurized egg yolk, key lime juice, clarified butter (butter oil, milk), sugar, natural whipped topping: water, tapioca syrup, expeller-pressed palm kernel oil, cane sugar, contains less than 2% of each of the following: organic soy protein isolate, sodium caseinate (from milk), natural flavors, tapioca starch, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, guar gum
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.


