Is TURKEY, MAPLE HONEY Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 3 ingredients that do not comply and 7 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • cheese cultures
  • pasteurized milk
  • muenster cheese
  • L-cysteine
  • diglycerides
  • riboflavin
  • enzymes
  • +3 more

cheese cultures

Dietitian note

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

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

MAPLE HONEY TURKEY BREAST (CURED WITH: WATER, SALT, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, HONEY, PURE MAPLE SYRUP, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHROBATE, SODIUM NITRITE. COATED WITH: HONEY, WATER, MAPLE SUGAR, CARAMEL COLOR, FLAVORINGS, GELATIN), WHEAT ROLL (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, WHEAT BRAN, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST, CONTAINS 1.5% OR LESS OF EACH OF: WHEAT GLUTEN, SUGAR, SALT, HONEY, CARAMEL COLOR, DEXTROSE, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ETHOXYLATED MONO AND DEGLYCERIDES, POTASSIUM IODATE, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES, L-CYSTEINE, AZODICARBONAMIDE, POLYSORBATE 60)), MUENSTER CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (VEGETABLE COLOR)), GREEN LEAF LETTUCE.

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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

Poultry · Roll

Flavor
SweetSavoryHoneyMeaty
Texture
SoftCreamy
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