Is Sainsbury's Cheese & Onion Quiche 400g Alpha-Gal Friendly?
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Ingredients
INGREDIENTS: Cows' Milk , Fortified Wheat Flour ( Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese (11%) (Cows' Milk ), Onion (10%), Pasteurised Egg (10%), Palm Oil, Cornflour, Single Cream (Cows' Milk ), Red Leicester Cheese (2%) (Cows' Milk ) (Colour: Carotenes), Rapeseed Oil, Mature Cheddar Cheese (1.5%) (Cows' Milk ), Chives, Dijon Mustard (Water, Brown Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Dextrose, Salt, White Pepper.
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.