Is Phillips Shrimp Toast - 10 Oz Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Ingredients
Shrimp, Bread (Wheat Flour, Water, Sugar, Shortening [BHA {Antioxidant}], Yeast, Salt, Calcium Lactate, Skim Milk Powder, Vegetable Emulsifier [Ascorbic Acid], Calcium Propionate [Preservative]), Waterchestnuts, Tapioca Flour, Shitake Mushrooms, Bread Crumbs (Wheat Flour, Salt, Sugar, Yeast), Spring Onion, Shallot Oil, Ginger, Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce (Water, Salt, Soybeans, White Sugar, Wheat Flour, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Disodium Inosinate and Disodium Guanylate [Flavor Enhancers], Sugar, Egg Whites, Salt, Shrimp Flavor (Propylene Glycol), White Pepper, Garlic Soybean Oil (Soybean Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid). Sweet Chili Sauce Ingredients: Water, Sugar, Red Chili, Pineapple, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Acetic Acid (to Preserve Freshness).
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.


