Is Kroger® Cheese & Garlic Croutons Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 9 ingredients that do not comply and 3 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • nonfat dry milk
  • milk
  • cream
  • pasteurized cultured milk
  • reduced lactose whey
  • buttermilk
  • whey
  • romano cheese
  • sodium steqroyl lactylate
  • natural flavors, paprika, chives, vinegar, tbhq
  • riboflavin
  • +1 more

nonfat dry 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

INGREDIENTS: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIAN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DEHYDRATED CHEDDAR, PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE (WHEY,BUTTERMILK [PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, ENZYMES],REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILK, CREAM, CULTURES, SODIUM SASEINATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID), SALT, YEAST. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF WHEAT GLAUTEN, NONFAT DRY MILK, ONION, GARLIC,PARSLEY, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SODIUM STEQROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUMSTEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE, CALCIUM IODATE, ASCORBIC ACID), NATURAL FLAVORS, PAPRIKA, CHIVES, VINEGAR, TBHQ (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).

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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.

Where to buy

Kroger® Cheese & Garlic Croutons is available at 2 retailers

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About this product

Bread · Cube

Flavor
GarlickySavoryNutty
Texture
CrunchyCrispy
Commonly used for
SaladToppingSnackingGarnishing