Food and product safety for patients with alpha-gal syndrome
| Contain alpha-gal |
|---|
| Foods |
| Meat: beef, pork, lamb, venison, rabbit, goat, buffalo, bison horse |
| Animal viscera: kidney, liver, heart, intestine, lung |
| Gelatin from beef and pork: marshmallow, gummy bears, other gelatin-based items |
| Lard and tallow |
| Cow’s milk and cow’s milk–based items: butter, cheese, yogurt, cream, cream cheese, ice cream |
| Nut milks |
| Medical products |
| Gelatin-containing vaccines: measles, mumps, and rubella; yellow fever; live attenuated zoster |
| Glycerol |
| Magnesium stearate |
| Porcine-sourced heparin |
| Monoclonal antibodies |
| Thrombin |
| Bovine-derived pancreatic enzymes |
| Porcine and bovine heart valves |
| Equine-derived antivenin |
| Personal care products |
| Lanolin |
| Collagen |
| Glycerin |
| Do not contain alpha-gal |
| Meat: chicken, turkey, duck |
| Seafood |
| Fish |
| Eggs |
| Fruits |
| Vegetables |
Alpha-gal = galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose.
Based on information from references 15 and 24.