Is PEPPERONI PIZZA Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 7 ingredients that do not comply and 4 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

pork
beef
cheese culture
romano cheese
pasteurized cow's milk
cultured pasteurized milk
mozzarella cheese
enzyme
L-cysteine
dextrose
riboflavin

pork

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from pigs and thus contains mammalian meat.

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Ingredients

CRUST (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENZYMES], WATER, YEAST, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL, CORNMEAL, SUGAR, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, DOUGH CONDITIONERS [WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOYBEAN OIL, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES, L-CYSTEINE]), MOZZARELLA CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SAUCE (TOMATO PUREE, [TOMATOES, SALT, CITRIC ACID], WATER, SEASONING [MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, SALT, DEXTROSE, SPICES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, PAPRIKA, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE (TO PROTECT FRESHNESS), CORN OIL, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA], TOMATO PASTE, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, SEASONING [SPICES, GARLIC POWDER, SOYBEAN OIL], ROMANO CHEESE [PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYME]), SLICED PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, NATURAL SPICE EXTRACTIVES, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, SODIUM NITRITE, SPICES, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), JULIENNE PEPPERONI (PORK AND BEEF, SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, FLAVORING, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), DICED PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, FLAVORING, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC 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.