Is Sainsbury's Cheese & Onion Potato Pie 400g (Serves 1) Alpha-Gal Friendly?
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Ingredients
INGREDIENTS: Potato (40%), Skimmed Cows' Milk (16%), Water, Vintage Cheddar Cheese (Cows' Milk ) (9%), White Onion, Single Cream (Cows' Milk ), Fortified Wheat Flour ( Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Leek (2.5%), Rapeseed Oil, Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese (Cows' Milk ) (1.5%), Cornflour, Parsley, Chives, Salt, Yeast, Colours: Plain Caramel, Paprika Extract; Nutmeg, White Pepper, Black Pepper, Turmeric Extract.
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.