Is Waitrose MSC Prawn Cocktail Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Prawns (52%) (prawns (Pandalus borealis) (crustaceans), salt), rapeseed oil, water, pasteurised free range salted egg yolk (pasteurised free range egg yolk, salt), tomato ketchup (water, sugar, tomato paste, spirit vinegar, cornflour, salt, pepper), Worcester sauce (water, sugar, spirit vinegar, molasses, onion purée, salt, tamarind paste, clove powder, ginger purée, garlic purée), sugar, spirit vinegar, lemon juice from concentrate, cornflour, mustard flour, salt Allergy Advice For allergens see ingredients in bold. May contain: molluscs and fish.

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.

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