Is Signature Select Lemon Cream Pie, Lemon Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
SOUR CREAM (CREAM, MILK, NONFAT DRIED MILKPOWDER, SOUR CREAM STABILIZER (MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM CITRATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM), WATER, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL, SOYBEAN, PALM, CANOLA), MILK, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: EGGS, EGG YOLKS, CREAM, CORN SYRUP, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, LEMON PEELS, DEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID, LEMON PULP, HONEY, SALT, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CAROB BEAN GUM, SODIUM CITRATE, BETA CAROTENE, CARBOHYDRATE GUM, HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE, POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, LEMON OIL, BAKING SODA, ANNATTO, TURMERIC, AGAR-AGAR, SOY FLOUR, YELLOW #5.
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.


