Is Waitrose 8 Honey & Rosemary Pork Chipolatas in Oak Smoked Dry Cured Bacon 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

  • oak smoked dry cured bacon
  • pork belly
  • pork
  • potassium nitrate

oak smoked dry cured bacon

Dietitian note

Bacon is a salted pork product that comes from the belly of a pig, and thus contains mammalian meat.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

Pork (56%), oak smoked dry cured bacon (30%) (pork belly, salt, sugar, preservatives (sodium nitrite, potassium nitrate), antioxidant (sodium ascorbate)), water, honey (2%), pea flakes, potato starch, pea fibre, salt, acidity regulator (calcium lactate), rosemary, stabilisers (tetrasodium diphosphate, disodium diphosphate), preservative (sodium metabisulphite), sage, nutmeg, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, ginger. Filled into vegetable casings

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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.

Where to buy

Waitrose 8 Honey & Rosemary Pork Chipolatas in Oak Smoked Dry Cured Bacon is available at 1 retailer

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