Is PIZZA, BBQ CHICKEN Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
PIZZA CRUST (ENRICHED FLOUR[WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE, SALT, SUGAR, FERMENTED WHEAT FLOUR, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, ASCORBIC ACID, BAKERY ENZYME[AMYLASE, WHEAT STARCH, SALT], SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, AZODICARBONAMIDE, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, CORN STARCH, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), HONEY BBQ SAUCE (HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, TOMATO PASTE, DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, MOLASSES, HONEY, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, SUGAR, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE AS PRESERVATIVES, CARAMEL COLOR, MUSTARD FLOUR, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, SPICES, NATURAL HONEY FLAVOR), HAND PULLED ROTISSERIE CHICKEN BREAST MEAT - SAVORY FULLY COOKED (CHICKEN BREAST MEAT, WATER, SEASONING [SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, GARLIC POWDER, CANOLA OIL, CARRAGEENAN, LESS THAN 2% SILICONE DIOXIDE AS AN ANTI-CAKING AGENT], SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SALT), MILD CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, COLORED WITH ANNATTO], POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH, AND CELLULOSE POWDER ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN [A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR]), MOZZARELLA CHEESE (WHOLE MILK, LOW MOISTURE MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], RICE FLOUR AND POWDERED CELLULOSE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN [A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR]), BACON PIZZA TOPPING (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE. MAY CONTAIN SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR), GREEN ONION.
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.


