Is Signature Select Pita Crackers Everything Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Enriched Wheat Flour (wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Amylase, Folic Acid), Whole Grain Wheat Flour, Mid-oleic Sunflower Oil And/or High-oleic Sunflower Oil, Ancient Whole Grains Blend (khorasan Wheat Flakes, Spelt Flakes, Amaranth, Cracked Sorghum), Seasoning (sea Salt, Onion Powder, Toasted Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Roasted Garlic Powder, Cane Sugar, Yeast Extract, Spices, Sunflower Oil, Salt), Corn Starch, Flax Seeds, Oat Fiber, Wheat Gluten, Wheat Bran, Honey, Fermented Rye Flour, Yeast, Sea Salt, Baking Powder (sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Mixed Tocopherols (antioxidant), Sunflower Lecithin, Rosemary Extract (antioxidant). Contains Wheat. It may also contain Soy and Milk.
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.


