Is SAUSAGE & PEPPERONI PIZZA, SAUSAGE & PEPPERONI Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
CRUST (ENRICHED AND MALTED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AND FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, YEAST, SALT, BAKING POWDER (CORNSTARCH, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN MEAL, SOY FLOUR), SAUCE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES), SEASONING BLEND (MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SUGAR, SPICE, SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% GUAR GUM, PARMESAN CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], XANTHAN GUM, PAPRIKA, CITRIC ACID, BEET POWDER [COLOR], SOY FLOUR), SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH), CHEESY BLEND (MOZZARELLA CHEESE SUBSTITUTE (WATER, PALM OIL, RENNET CASEIN [MILK PROTEIN], SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, SODIUM CITRATE, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], ENRICHMENT BLEND [MAGNESIUM OXIDE, ZINC OXIDE, FERRIC-ORTHO-PHOSPHATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, NIACINAMIDE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, VITAMIN B12], LOW MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES]), IMITATION MOZZARELLA CHEESE (WATER, PALM OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, WHEY, RENNET CASEIN [MILK PROTEIN], SALT, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, LOW-MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES]), COOKED PORK AND CHICKEN SAUSAGE (PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, WATER, SEASONING [SPICES, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, DRY GARLIC, CHILI PEPPER, CARAMEL COLOR], CARAMEL COLOR, WATER, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN [SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CARAMEL COLOR]), PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID, MAY ALSO CONTAIN 2% OR LESS OF SPICES, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, FLAVORINGS, SODIUM ASCORBATE, WATER, GARLIC POWDER).
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


