Is SMOKED TURKEY, SMOKED HAM, BACON, AND CHEDDAR WHITE SUB Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 4 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • bacon
  • pasteurized milk
  • cheese cultures
  • cheddar cheese
  • smoked ham
  • dextrose
  • cultured dextrose
  • cured with water
  • riboflavin

bacon

Dietitian note

Bacon is a salted pork product that comes from the belly of a pig, and thus contains mammalian meat.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

WHITE SUB BUN (UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, YEAST, FULLY REFINED SOYBEAN OIL, WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, GRANULATED SUGAR, CALCIUM PROPIONATE [TO RETAIN FRESHNESS], DOUGH IMPROVER [MALTED WHEAT FLOUR, ENZYMES AND 2% OR LESS OF ASCORBIC ACID], CALCIUM SULFATE, ENZYMES), SMOKED TURKEY (TURKEY BREAST MEAT, WATER, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, VINEGAR POWDER (DRIED VINEGAR, CULTURED DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN), SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, APPLEWOOD SMOKED SUGAR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), SMOKED HAM (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, VINEGAR POWDER [DRIED VINEGAR, CULTURED DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN], SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, APPLEWOOD SMOKED SUGAR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, COLOR ADDED), BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SMOKE FLAVORING, SUGAR, SODIUM DIACETATE, DEXTROSE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRATE).

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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

Snack · Roll

Flavor
SavoryButteryRich
Texture
SoftCreamy
Commonly used for
SandwichLunchSnackingOn The Go