Is Appetitos Loaded Potato Skins Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
Baked Potato Shell, Soybean Oil, Cheddar Cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, and annatto [color]), Bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium nitrite, smoke flavoring, and/or one of the following: sodium ascorbate and sodium erythorbate), Water, contains less than 2% of Annatto Extract (color), Butter (cream, salt), Buttermilk, Cellulose Gum, Cheddar Cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), Disodium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Lactic Acid, Maltodextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Mono and Diglycerides, Natural Flavors, Nonfat Dry Milk, Salt, Spice (contains mustard), Whey, Yeast Extract. Contains milk.
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


