Is Tesco Fully Loaded Korean Style Pulled Pork Pretzel Roll, Gherkins and Emmental Cheese Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 3 ingredients that do not comply and 1 ingredient that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • emmental medium fat hard cheese
  • milk
  • pulled pork
  • dextrose

emmental medium fat hard cheese

Dietitian note

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

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

milk
pulled pork
dextrose

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Ingredients

INGREDIENTS: Wheat Flour [ Wheat Flour, Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Pulled Pork (20%), Water, Emmental Medium Fat Hard Cheese ( Milk ) (12%), Gherkin, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Spirit Vinegar, Tomato Paste, Palm Oil, Yeast, Apple Purée, Cornflour, Malted Barley , Rice Vinegar, Salt, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Red Chilli Purée, Molasses, Pasteurised Egg , Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Pea Protein, Colour (Beta-Carotene), Garlic Powder, Spices, Onion Powder, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Dextrose, Malt Vinegar ( Barley ), Soya Beans, Barley Malt Extract, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Brown Mustard Seeds, Flavouring.

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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

Bread · Roll

Flavor
SavoryUmamiSalty
Texture
ChewySoft
Commonly used for
SandwichLunchOn The GoSnacking