Is SIMPLICITY ALL NATURAL* HAM SANDWICH, UNCURED HAM & VERMONT CHEDDAR CHEESE Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 5 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • cheese cultures
  • pasteurized milk
  • vermont cheddar cheese
  • fresh ham
  • all natural uncured ham
  • enzymes
  • diglycerides
  • riboflavin
  • enzymes annatto
  • +1 more

cheese cultures

Dietitian note

Cheese is typically derived from milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

ALL NATURAL UNCURED HAM (FRESH HAM, WATER, ORGANIC SUGAR, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR), 9-GRAIN SLICED SANDWICH BREAD (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, FLAXSEEDS, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, OAT FLOUR, DEHYDRATED POTATOES [POTATOES, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID], WHEAT GLUTEN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF: VEGETABLE SHORTENING [PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OILS], MILLET, CRACKED WHEAT, BARLEY FLAKES, SALT, CORNMEAL, VINEGAR, YEAST, CALCIUM PROPIONATE [PRESERVATIVE], RYE FLOUR, SESAME SEEDS, MALTED BARLEY EXTRACT, GUAR GUM, SPICES, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DOUGH CONDITIONERS [MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES]), VERMONT CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES ANNATTO [VEGETABLE COLOR], IF COLORED), LETTUCE, RED ONION.

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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.

About this product

Unknown · Whole

Flavor
SavoryNutty
Texture
SoftCreamy
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