Is Waitrose Hot Smoked Sweet Chilli Salmon Fillets Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
Salmon (Salmo salar) (fish) (86%), sweet chilli sauce (6%) (water, sugar, spirit vinegar, cornflour, red chilli purée, dried red pepper, salt, dried garlic, garlic purée, cayenne pepper), salt, red chillies, cane sugar, dried red chillies, ginger purée, cornflour, garlic, cayenne pepper, ground paprika, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, red chilli.
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.