Is SHRIMP, CHINESE CELERY & PORK WONTONS Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
FILLING: SHRIMP (SHRIMP, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, WATER, SALT), CHINESE CELERY, GROUND PORK, WATER, EGG WHITE, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE: LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% AS A PRESERVATIVE), SOYBEAN OIL, SESAME OIL, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SALT, CORN STARCH, SUGAR, GINGER, WHITE PEPPER. WRAPPER: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID) WATER, TAPIOCA STARCH, WHEAT GLUTEN, EGG YOLK POWDER, SALT, DOUGH CONDITIONER (DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES). SOUP BASE: SALT, DRIED SHRIMP POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, DRIED SHRIMP, WHITE PEPPER POWDER, DISODIUM INOSINE 5' -MONOPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM GUANOSINE 5' -MONOPHOSPHATE, DRIED GREEN SHALLOT, DRIED SEAWEED (DRIED GREEN LAVER), SPICES.
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.


