Is Pub-style Battered Shrimp Bites Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
SHRIMP (Litopenaeus vannamei), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DEXTRIN, MALTODEXTRIN, WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR]), POWDERED CELLULOSE (ANTICAKING), SALT, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, GUAR, CAROB BEAN AND XANTHAN GUMS), WHITE RICE, JALAPENO PEPPER, ONIONS, SOYBEAN OIL, GREEN ONION, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), SUGAR, TORULA YEAST, SPICES (INCLUDES MUSTARD FLOUR & CELERY SEED), RED AND BLACK PEPPER, PAPRIKA, YEAST EXTRACT, LOBSTER EXTRACT, TOMATO & POTATO POWDER, RICE FLOUR, EGG WHITE, RED BELL PEPPER, WHEAT STARCH, WHEY SOLIDS, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, DIETARY FIBER, TOMATOES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DRIED ONION, XANTHAN GUM, LEMON AND LIME JUICE AND OIL, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, GUM ARABIC, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE (RETAINS MOISTURE).
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


