Is Lidl Chef Select Smoked Ham Tortellini Taste of Italy Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

64% Egg Pasta (Wheat Flour, 30% Egg, Durum Wheat Semolina), 36% Cooked Formed Pork and Cured Smoked Ham Filling (40% Cooked Formed Pork [93% Pork, Salt, Stabiliser: Diphosphates], Breadcrumbs [Wheat Flour, Yeast, Salt], 16% Cured Smoked Ham [90% Pork, Nitrite Curing Salt (Salt, Preservative: Sodium Nitrite), Glucose Syrup, Dextrose, Stabiliser: Sodium Acecates; Antioxidants: Sodium Ascorbate, Extracts of Rosemary; Acidity Regulator: Potassium Lactate; Spice Extracts], Whey Powder (Milk), Natural Flavourings (contain Milk), Sugar, Iodised Salt [Salt, Potassium Iodine], Nutmeg, Black Pepper). May also contain Celery, Crustaceans, Fish, Mustard, Nuts, Sesame, Soya, and Sulphites.

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.

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