Is White Cheddar Cheese Crunch Crackers Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Enriched wheat flour, Rice flour, High oleic canola oil and/or high oleic sunflower oil (ascorbic acid, rosemary extract, citric acid), Corn starch, Seasoning (salt, modified milk ingredients, sugars [sugar, corn maltodextrin], cheddar cheese powder, yeast extract, natural flavour, modified corn starch, lactic acid, silicon dioxide, sodium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, gum arabic, canola oil), White cheddar cheese, Sugar, Yeast extract (barley), Salt, Sodium acid pyrophosphate, Sodium bicarbonate, Monocalcium phosphate, Protease, Pentosanase
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.


