Is MOTHER OF MEAT! ITALIAN SAUSAGE, ROUGH CUT PEPPERONI, JULIENNE HAM, SMOKED BACON Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
CRUST (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENZYME], WATER, BREAD CRUMBS [ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR {WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID}, SUGAR, YEAST, SALT], YEAST, BUTTER [CREAM], SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: FERMENTED FLOUR [FLOUR, YEAST], SALT, SOUR FLAVORING [CORNSTARCH, WHEAT FLOUR, FUMARIC ACID, SALT, LACTIC ACID, ACETIC ACID], VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SUGAR, ENCAPSULATED BAKING SODA [SODIUM BICARBONATE, USP PROPRIETARY BLEND OF OILS], LECITHIN, VINEGAR, CULTURED WHEY, WHEY, DOUGH CONDITIONER [WHEAT FLOUR, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES], SOY LECITHIN [PROCESSING AID]), WHOLE MILK MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SAUCE (WATER, TOMATOES, GARLIC, SUGAR, SALT, OREGANO, SPICES), SAUSAGE (PORK, SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORING, BHA, PROPYL GALLATE, CITRIC ACID), PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SPICES, DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FLAVORING, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), BACON (BACON CURED WITH: WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE AND/OR SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, MAY CONTAIN: NATURAL SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), HAM (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SODIUM LACTATE, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE.
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


