Is Tesco Finest Lamb & Mint Pie 250g Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS: Wheat Flour { Wheat Flour, Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin}, Lamb (21%), Butter ( Milk ) (16%), Onion, Water, Carrot, Yeast Extract, Roast Carrot Puree [Carrot, Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil, Salt], Garlic Purée, Mint, Cornflour, Pasteurised Egg , Salt, Demerara Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Black Treacle, Lamb Fat, Rosemary, Black Pepper, Caramelised Sugar, Lamb Extract, Yeast, Antioxidant (Extracts of Rosemary).

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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