Is SHOPRITE, SLICED HEARTH BAKED EVERYTHING BAGELS Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBIFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, SESAME SEEDS, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: DEHYDRATED TOASTED MINCED ONION, DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN MEAL, SALT, WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST, POPY SEEDS, VINEGAR, DEHYDRATED ROASTED MINCED GARLIC, MONOGLYCERIDES, DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, GROUND FLAX SEEDS, ASCORBIC AVID (DOUGH CONDITIONER), ENZYMES, AMLTODEXTRIN, CALCIUM SULFATE, ACETIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, SILICON DIOXIDE, CANILA OIL, SOY FLOUR, L-CYSTEINE, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, AZODICARBONAMIDE, AMMONUIM PHOSPHATE, DICALICUM PHOSPHATE, WHEAT STARCH.
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.


