Is Pizza, Whole Grain, Cheese, Bagel, Individually Wrapped Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

CHEESE: Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Natamycin). CRUST: Water, Whole White Wheat Flour, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Contains 2% or less of the following: Wheat Gluten, Salt, Degerminated Yellow Corn Meal, Soybean Oil, Yeast, Monoglycerides, Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour, Enzymes, Acetic Acid, Lactic Acid, Canola Oil, Ascorbic Acid (Dough Conditioner), Mono and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid. SAUCE: Tomatoes (Water, Tomato Paste [Not Less Than 31% Soluble Solids]), Contains 1% or Less of: Onion, Salt, Spices, Garlic Powder, Soybean Oil, Xanthan Gum.

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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