Is Reser's Fine Foods White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 29 ingredients that do not comply and 6 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • pasteurized milk
  • colby cheese
  • cheddar
  • pasteurized process cheese spread
  • cheese culture
  • pasteurized part-skim milk
  • asiago cheese
  • cheese cultures
  • natural flavor
  • natural and artificial flavor
  • diglycerides
  • enzymes
  • +23 more

pasteurized milk

Dietitian note

Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

COOKED PASTA (DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, IRON [FERROUS SULFATE], THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHOLE MILK, WATER, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD (CHEDDAR AND COLBY CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, MILK FAT, SALT, CARRAGEENAN, CELLULOSE GUM), WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MARGARINE (LIQUID AND HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF VEGETABLE MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), SWISS CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, NATAMYCIN AS A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR), ASIAGO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, CHEESE FLAVOR (CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WHEY, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, SALT), PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE BASE (PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE CONCENTRATE [GRANULAR CHEESE, PARMESAN CHEESE, AND ROMANO CHEESE {PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES}, WATER, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID], WATER, SALT, WHEY, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CULTURED BUTTERMILK [SKIM MILK, LACTIC ACID, CULTURES], NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER), FLAVORING (YEAST EXTRACT, SALT), NISIN PREPARATION (SALT, NISIN [A NATURAL ANTIMICROBIAL]).

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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.

About this product

Pasta · Frozen

Flavor
SavorySaltyButtery
Texture
Creamy
Commonly used for
Side DishMeal PrepLunch