Is 1st & Main Deli Chicken Salad Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Cooked White Meat Chicken (white Meat Chicken, Water, Potassium Lactate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Salt), Celery, Soybean Oil, Cracker Meal (bleached Wheat Flour), Textured Wheat Protein (wheat Gluten, Wheat Flour, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Sodium Carbonate, Vitamin E [mixed Tocopherols]), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Egg Yolks (egg Yolks, Salt), Onions, Apple Wine Vinegar With Honey, Contains Less Than 2% Of White Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, Mustard (water, Distilled Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, Spices), Salt, Water, Spices, Glucono Delta Lactone, Granulated Garlic, Modified Corn Starch, Sodium Diacetate. Contains: Egg, Wheat.
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.


