Is Tesco Smoked Ham & Wensleydale Sandwich Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS: Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Smoked Reformed Ham with Added Water (20%) [Pork, Water, Salt, Dextrose, Stabiliser (Sodium Triphosphate), Antioxidant (Sodium Ascorbate), Preservative (Sodium Nitrite)], Water, Wensleydale Cheese (Milk), Lettuce, Malted Wheat Flakes, Rapeseed Oil, Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Sugar, Cider Vinegar, Potato Starch, Pear, Wheat Bran, Fig, Apple, Cornflour, Salt, Malted Barley Flour, Yeast, Emulsifiers (Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Di-Acetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids), Wheat Gluten, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Concentrated Pear Juice, Malted Wheat Flour, Onion, Ginger Purée, Cane Molasses, Mustard Flour, Rice Flour, White Wine Vinegar, Spices, Black Pepper, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Palm Oil, Antioxidants (Ascorbic Acid, 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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