Is Ultimate Pepperoni Pizza Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Pizza shell (wheat flour, water, dried durum wheat sourdough, vegetable oil, yeast, salt, sugars (sugar, dextrose), granulated garlic, fumaric acid, sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate, ascorbic acid, L-cysteine hydrochloride, amylase, lactic acid, sodium diacetate, silicon dioxide, modified palm oil, xylanase, enzymes), Pizza sauce (water, tomatoes, soy oil, salt, herbs, garlic, spice, olive oil), Mozzarella, Provolone, Parmesan (pasteurized milk, part skim milk, modified milk ingredients, salt, bacterial culture, microbial enzymes, calcium chloride, lipase, cellulose, potassium sorbate), Pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, sugar [dextrose], lactic acid starter culture, mustard, spice extracts, natural smoke flavour, sodium erythorbate, dehydrated garlic, sodium nitrite, 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.


