Is NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER SOUP Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
WATER, CLAMS AND CLAM JUICE, POTATOES, SOYBEAN OIL, ONIONS, CELERY, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, POWDERED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOYBEAN OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MAY CONTAIN MILK AND SOY PROTEIN), BUTTER, CLAM BASE (COOKED CLAMS AND CLAM JUICE, SALT, CLARIFIED BUTTER OIL, SUGAR, HYDROLYZED WHEAT GLUTEN, HYDROLYZED SOY WHEAT GLUTEN PROTEIN, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED POTATO FLAKES, DRIED CLAM EXTRACT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL CLAM FLAVOR, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND GUANYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES [AS EMULSIFIER]), SALT, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, CLAM EXTRACT, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM BISULFITE, OLEORESIN BLACK PEPPER, PARSLEY, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA, GROUND THYME.
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.


