Alpha Gal Recipes - Sage Alpha Gal (2024)

FAQs

Can you eat butter if you have alpha-gal? ›

As with cheese, milk, and other dairy products, the answer to this question about foods you can eat with alpha-gal depends on your sensitivity. Some alpha gals can continue to enjoy butter without any issues while others will need to switch to a plant-based alternative.

Can you eat eggs with alpha-gal allergy? Yes, you can eat eggs with AGS. Eggs come from poultry such as chicken or ducks. Poultry does not contain alpha-gal, so it is safe to eat eggs if you have AGS.

Avoidance of meat, dairy products, and other products that contain alpha-gal. Individuals diagnosed with AGS should completely avoid the consumption of mammalian meat, including beef, pork, lamb, venison, goat, and rabbit. Many medications are made from materials derived from mammals and, therefore, contain alpha-gal.

Food to avoid for alpha-gal syndrome patients

They include: Pork, beef, venison, and other mammalian meat – in essence, any animal with hair; Products made from these mammals, such as lard, butter, milk, and others should be avoided; Aerosolized alpha-gal (i.e., from frying bacon or beef products);

If you develop AGS, you may have to avoid: Red meat: This includes beef, lamb, goat, venison, rabbit, buffalo or pork. Products made from red meat: These may be food additives, milk, cream, ice cream, lard or cheese. Personal care products made with meat: These include collagen, lanolin, gelatin or glycerin.

Sage Advice: Because Barnivore was created for vegans, who do not consume alpha-gal safe foods like fish, eggs, and honey, I always read why Barnivore has classified a product as “not vegan friendly.” If it contains fish, eggs, and/or honey, it's still safe for alpha gals to enjoy, just as long as it's not made with ...

Basic potato chip ingredients are potatoes, oil (usually vegetable), and salt. That is why Lay's original potato chips, original SunChips, and original Pringles are all safe snacks for alpha gals who crave chips.

If you experience alpha-gal reactions to dairy products, dark chocolate might be an option for you. However, you'll want to read the ingredients list, looking for items like whole milk, milk powder, casein, and caseinates, especially if consuming dairy causes an anaphylactic reaction.

8. Exercise, alcohol, recent tick bites, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may increase risk and/or severity.

Try this→ Jennie-O Turkey Franks are a popular alpha-gal-free brand of hotdog. Some people like Applegate Naturals Turkey Hotdogs better because of their simple ingredients.

What lunch meat is safe for alpha-gal? ›

PROTEIN SUBSTITUTES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALPHA-GAL SYNDROME

Poultry, such as chicken and turkey, offers a lean and healthy protein option without the alpha-gal allergen.

The chance of a reaction to these products is very remote but possible. Most alpha-gal allergic individuals tolerate gelatin and moderate, lean dairy products. Avoidance of these items is not routinely recommended.

If this applies to you, avoid jelly, jelly-type and jube confectionery, thickened gelatine desserts such as mousse, also dairy products e.g. some yoghurts, cheese spread or margarine. Food thickeners free of alpha-gal are seaweed type (400 to 407a), bacterium type (415 and 418) and pectins and fruit (440).

Food products that contain milk and milk products may also contain alpha-gal. However, many patients with AGS can tolerate milk products. Cow's milk is the only alpha-gal containing ingredient classified as a major food allergen.

No. This product is not alpha-gal free as it lists 1 ingredient that do not comply and 2 ingredients that may not comply.