Is Maple Leaf Simply Lunch Natural Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza Kit Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 4 ingredients that do not comply and 1 ingredient that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • agar
  • pork
  • milk
  • part skim mozzarella cheese
  • microbial enzyme

agar

Dietitian note

Agar is a plant-based gelatin derived from red algae, and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

Pizza Crusts (Wheat Flour, Water, Canola Oil, Yeast, Cultured Wheat Flour Wheat Gluten, Salt, Spice Extract), Pizza Sauce (Water, Tomato Paste, Sugar, Vinegar, Sali, Vegetable Oil, Spice, Corn Starch, Green Bell Pepper Powder, Lemon Juice Concentrate), Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Milk , Bacterial Culture, Salt, Calcium Chloride, Microbial Enzyme), Pepperoni (Pork, Water Tapioca Starch, Sea Salt, Spice, Vinegar, Culiured Celery Extract, Cane Sugar, Cherry Powder, Smoke), Madegood (R), Chocolate Chip Granola Mini Bar (Oats, Agave Nectar, Chocolate Chips (Cane Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Vanilla), Brown Rice Syrup, Crisp Brown Rice, Sunflower Oil Inglin, Molasses, Vegetable Extracts (Spinach, Broccoli, Carrots, Tomatoes, Beets, Shitake Mushrooms), Hatural Flavour, Agar), Contains: Wheat, Milk, Sans Colorant Ni Aromes Artificiels, Fidue Dr Die

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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

Maple Leaf Simply Lunch Natural Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza Kit is available at 3 retailers

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About this product

Unknown · Whole

Flavor
SavorySaltyUmamiPeppery
Texture
CrunchyGooeyCreamy
Commonly used for
CookingBakingMeal Prep