Is Sainsbury's Ready To Eat Prawn Cocktail Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Prawn (51%) (prawn (pandalus Borealis) (crustacean), Salt), Cocktail Sauce (rapeseed Oil, Water, Pasteurised Free Range Salted Egg Yolk (free Range Egg Yolk, Salt), Sugar, Cornflour, Tomato Paste, Spirit Vinegar, Cider Vinegar, Vegetarian Worcester Sauce (water, Granulated Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Molasses, Onion Purée, Salt, Tamarind Paste, Cloves, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée), Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice). Contains Crustacean, Egg.
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.


