Is Tesco Deli Style Cheese & Pickle Sandwich Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 4 ingredients that do not comply and 2 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • medium cheddar cheese
  • red mature cheddar cheese
  • milk
  • red leicester cheese
  • diglycerides of fatty acids
  • calcium carbonate

medium cheddar cheese

Dietitian note

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

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

INGREDIENTS: Water, Wheat Flour [ Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Red Leicester Cheese (with Colour: Annatto Norbixin) ( Milk ) (7%), Rye Flour, Spinach, Cabbage, Red Mature Cheddar Cheese (with Colour: Annatto Norbixin) ( Milk ), Medium Cheddar Cheese ( Milk ), Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Beetroot, Cider Vinegar, Sugar, Gherkin, Spirit Vinegar, Wheat Gluten, Cornflour, Dill, Salt, Mustard Flour, Pasteurised Egg , Yeast, Malted Barley Flour, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Emulsifiers (Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Potato Starch, Mustard Bran, Malt Vinegar ( Barley ), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Ground Turmeric, Brown Mustard Seeds, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Palm Oil.

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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.

Where to buy

Tesco Deli Style Cheese & Pickle Sandwich is available at 1 retailer

Tesco

About this product

Bread · Loaf

Flavor
SavorySalty
Texture
Soft
Commonly used for
SandwichSnackingLunch