Is Waitrose Creamy and Intense Blue Cheese Dressing Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 4 ingredients that do not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • cheese flavouring
  • blue cheese
  • milk
  • blue cheese powder

cheese flavouring

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

Rapeseed Oil (60%), White Wine Vinegar (13%), Water, Sugar, Blue Cheese Powder (4%) (blue Cheese (milk), Salt, Emulsifier Sodium Phosphates), Pasteurised Free Range Egg Yolk, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cheese Flavouring (contains Milk), Stabiliser Xanthan Gum,. Contains Egg, Milk.

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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 Creamy and Intense Blue Cheese Dressing is available at 1 retailer

British Corner Shop

About this product

Dressing · Bottle

Flavor
SavorySaltyTangyUmami
Texture
CreamySmooth
Commonly used for
SaladDippingGarnishingSandwich