Is Pizza, Garlic Bread Sticks Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Crust: Wheat Flour Enriched (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Yeast, Salt, Calcium Propionate. Sauce: Soybean Oil, Water, Garlic Juice, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Distilled Vinegar, Dried Garlic, Xanthan Gum, Phosphoric Acid, Modified Gum Arabic, Potassium Sorbate (A Preservative), Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Oleoresin Turmeric And Oleoresin Paprika (For Color), Calcium Disodium EDTA To Protect Flavor. Low Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese: Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Enzyme, Natamycin. Parmesan And Romano Cheese Blend: Pasteurized Cows Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking), Seasoning (Salt, Sugar, Spices, Dehydrated Garlic, Silicon Dioxide (Prevents Caking).

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.

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