Is SPINACH MUSHROOM EMPANADA WITH FETA CHEESE & PINE NUTS Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Filling (Spinach, Cremini Mushroom, White Mushroom, Feta Cheese [Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Onion, Asiago Cheese [Cultured Milk, Enzymes, Salt], Garlic, Pine Nuts, Kosher Salt, Nutmeg), Dough (Unbleached Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, lron,Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Whole Milk [Milk, Vitamin D31, Non-Hydrogenated Palm Oil Shortening, Baking Powder [Sodium Acid Pyrophos­phate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate], Kosher Salt, Liquid Eggs with Citric Acid).

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.

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