Is Tak Yee Crab Rangoon, Crab Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
FILLING (CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, IMITATION CRAB, (POLLACK AND/OR WHITING, WATER, CORN STARCH, EGG WHITES. POTATO STARCH, SUGAR, SORBITOL, MIRIN WINE, (SAKE, SUGAR, SALT, WATER YEAST EXTRACT). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL CRAB FLAVOR, SALT, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SOY BEAN OIL, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, MALTODEXTRINS, HYDROLYZED CORN AND SOY PROTEIN, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, SODIUM SUCCINATE, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, CARMINE, CORN SYRUP, WHEAT STARCH, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, COLOR ADDED), GREEN ONIONS, GRANULATED GARLIC, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE), WRAPPER (WHEAT FLOUR, PASTEURIZED EGGS, WATER, SALT), SOYBEAN OIL.
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.


