Is Meatballs Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 18 ingredients that do not comply and 11 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

half milk cream
pasteurized part skim milk salt cheese cultures
roasted beef
beef stock salt
roast beef base
beef water
cheddar club cheese
honey unsalted butter
milk cheese culture salt enzymes
dextrose brown sugar
cured with water
disodium inosinate
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half milk cream

Dietitian note

Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

WATER COOKED MEATBALLS (BEEF WATER, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, BREAD CRUMBS WHEAT FLOUR EGG WHITES, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK SALT CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES), DEHYDRATED ONIONS, NATURAL FLAVORS, ROAST BEEF BASE (ROASTED BEEF AND BEEF STOCK SALT. HYDROLYZED PROTEIN [SOY, CORN, WHEAT GLUTEN, SUGAR, CORN OIL AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CARAMEL COLOR MALTODEXTRIN NATURAL FLAVORS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, ISOLATED OAT PRODUCT SOY FLOUR. CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, IRON FERROUS SULFATE THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN FOLIC ACID), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK. SALT, CHEESE CULTURES. ANNATTO [COLOR). ENZYMES HALF AND HALF MILK CREAM), DARK BROWN SUGAR CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF TOMATO PASTE MOLASSES MODIFIED FOOD STARCH. CHEDDAR CLUB CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK CHEESE CULTURE SALT ENZYMES, WATER, SALT, ANNATTO [COLOR]), VINEGAR. SALT, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES. POWDERED CELLULOSE TO PREVENT CAKING) CHEESE FLAVOR (CHEDDAR CHEESE PASTEURIZED MILK CULTURES. SALT, ENZYMES. WATER, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM), CANOLA OIL RENDERED BACON FAT (CURED WITH WATER, SALT SUGAR SODIUM ERYTHORBATE SODIUM NITRITE MAY ALSO CONTAIN SMOKE FLAVORING, DEXTROSE BROWN SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM DIACETATE, FLAVORING. HONEY UNSALTED BUTTER (CREAM, NATURAL FLAVOR), SMOKE FLAVOR, PAPRIKA (COLOR), MUSTARD FLOUR GRANULATED ONION, XANTHAN GUM, YEAST EXTRACT, GRANULATED GARLIC SPICES, CHILI POWDER (CHILI PEPPER, SPICES, SALT, GARLIC POWDER), ANNATTO (COLOR).

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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.