Is Marketside Macaroni & Cheese, 20 oz Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 19 ingredients that do not comply and 6 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • american cheese
  • cheese culture
  • pasteurized process cheese spread
  • pasteurized milk
  • milk
  • blue cheese
  • part-skim milk
  • cheese flavor
  • vitamin a palmitate added
  • diglycerides
  • natural and artificial flavors
  • natural flavors
  • +12 more

american cheese

Dietitian note

Cheese is typically derived from milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

Cooked Enriched Macaroni (Wheat Flour, Eggs, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Milk, Water, Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread (American Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Whey, Sodium Phosphate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Skim Milk, Salt, Milkfat, Artificial Color), Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese (Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Butter (Cream, Salt), Water, Whey, Natural Flavors, Nonfat Milk, Salt, Annatto Extract (Color), Disodium Phosphate), Margarine (Liquid And Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Modified Cornstarch, Salt, Parmesan Cheese (Part-skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Cheese Flavor (Maltodextrin, Whey, Granular And Blue Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Bacterial Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Lactic Acid), Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate To Protect Flavor, Annatto Extract Color (Soybean Oil, Mono- And Diglycerides, Annatto Extract), Allergy Warning: Contains Milk, Eggs, Wheat And Soy

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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

Marketside Macaroni & Cheese, 20 oz is available at 1 retailer

Walmart

About this product

Pasta · Pouch

Flavor
SavorySaltyButteryRich
Texture
CreamySoft
Commonly used for
Meal PrepSide Dish