Is Margherita® Pepperoni Calzone 7 Oz. Clamshell Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 17 ingredients that do not comply and 6 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • cream
  • pork
  • whole milk
  • pasteurized milk
  • ricotta cheese whey
  • provolone cheese
  • pasteurized part skim milk
  • part skim mozzarella cheese
  • natural cheese flavor
  • sorbitan monostearate
  • dextrose
  • L-cysteine
  • +10 more

cream

Dietitian note

Cream is composed of the fat layer skimmed from the top of milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

+18 more in the app

Keep checking with Spoonful

Explore available ingredient explanations and check other groceries against your dietary needs.

Product Image
Spoonful app scanning a product

Scan products instantly

500K+ downloads • 4.6★ rating

Download on App StoreGet it on Google Play

Free download • No credit card

Ingredients

DOUGH: ENRICHED UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL (WITH CITRIC ACID ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE), DOUGH CONDITIONER (SALT, WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ASCORBIC ACID, L-CYSTEINE), PALM OIL, YEAST (YEAST, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, ASCORBIC ACID). FILLING: PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SUGAR, SPICES, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, SODIUM ASCORBATE, NATURAL FLAVORINGS, GARLIC POWDER, DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), RICOTTA CHEESE WHEY, WHOLE MILK, CREAM, VINEGAR, AND XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM [STABILIZERS]), PARMESAN & ROMANO CHEESE BLEND (PARMESAN CHEESE [MADE FROM COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ROMANO CHEESE [MADE FROM COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], POWDERED CELLULOSE/STARCH BLEND ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), NATURAL CHEESE FLAVOR (CHEDDAR CHEESE, PARMESAN CHEESE, ROMANO CHEESE, MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], WHEY PROTEIN POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT), SOYBEAN OIL (WITH CITRIC ACID ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE), BLACK PEPPER. TOPPING: PARMESAN & ROMANO CHEESE BLEND (PARMESAN CHEESE [MADE FROM COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ROMANO CHEESE [MADE FROM COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], POWDERED CELLULOSE/STARCH BLEND ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), BREAD CRUMBS (BLEACHED FLOUR, WATER, VEGETABLE OIL [SOYBEAN OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, AND/OR CANOLA OIL], SALT, YEAST, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SUGAR, DEXTROSE), PARSLEY, OREGANO.

Check Margherita® Pepperoni Calzone 7 Oz. Clamshell against your own diets in the app.

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

Margherita® Pepperoni Calzone 7 Oz. Clamshell is available at 1 retailer

IGA

About this product

Snack · Whole

Flavor
SavorySaltyMeaty
Texture
CreamySoft
Commonly used for
BakingSnackLunchMeal Prep