Is Meatballs Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 3 ingredients that do not comply and 1 ingredient that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

pork
pork belly
beef
dextrose

pork

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from pigs and thus contains mammalian meat.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

pork belly

beef

dextrose

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Ingredients

Ingredients Beef (40%), Pork (18%), Pork belly (18%), Water, Onion, Rice flour, Potato starch, Cracked black pepper, Salt, Tapioca starch, Rapeseed oil, Yeast, Stabiliser (hydroxypropyl 624ge methyl cellulose), Dextrose, Sugar, Sea salt, Preservative (sodium metabisulphite), Psyllium fibre, Maize starch, Coarse Tellicherry pepper, Antioxidant (ascorbic acid).

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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.