Is Young's Chip Shop 2 Extra Large Battered Fish Cakes Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Ingredients
Minced White Fish (32%) (Fish), Partially Reconstituted Dried Potato, Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (83), Thiamin (B1)], Cooked Potato, Sunflower Oil, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Salt, Rice Flour, Parsley, Wheat Starch, Maize Flour, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Bicarbonate, Dried Whole Milk, Mustard Flour, Modified Maize Starch, Dextrose, Sweetened Palm Fat [Palm Oil, Glucose Syrup, Sodium Caseinate (from Milk)], Flavouring Blend (contains Mustard, Milk, Colours: Capsanthin, Curcumin), Dried Skimmed Milk, Yeast Extract, Wheat Gluten, Onion Powder, Colours: Curcumin, Capsanthin, Spices .
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.


