Is Sainsbury's Pork & Apple Cocktail Sausages, Taste the Difference x18 198g Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 1 ingredient that do not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • pork

pork

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from pigs and thus contains mammalian meat.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Description

Small cocktail sausages offer a mildly sweet, savory flavor with a lightly caramelized exterior and a tender, juicy interior. Commonly served as popular party snacks, appetizers or part of a full English-style breakfast, reviewers note consistent taste, convenient portioning and occasional variability in size or seasoning between different packs sold.

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Ingredients

INGREDIENTS: Pork (76%), Water, Sugar, Bramley Apple (3.0%) (Apple, Preservative:Sodium Metabisulphite ( Sulphites )), Apple Juice from Concentrate (3.0%) (Water, Concentrated Apple Juice), Dried Apple (contains Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide ) (2.0%) (Dried Apple, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide ), Tapioca Starch, Honey, Salt, Stabilisers: Diphosphates, Disodium Diphosphate; Sage, Spices: Black Pepper, Ginger, Cassia, Cloves; Preservative: Sodium Metabisulphite ( Sulphites ); Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid. Sausages filled into alginate casing.

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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

Spread · Spreadable

Flavor
SweetTangy
Texture
CreamySmooth
Commonly used for
BreakfastSandwichSnackingDipping