Is BACON & RANCH REDSKIN POTATO SALAD Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
POTATOES, SOUR CREAM (CREAM, SKIM MILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, LACTIC AND CITRIC ACID, BEEF GELATIN, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, VINEGAR, EGG YOLK, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [TO PROTECT FLAVOR]), BUTTERMILK (CULTURED LOWFAT MILK, NONFAT MILK, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, TAPIOCA STARCH, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, APPLEWOOD SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE AND/OR SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DEHYDRATED ONION AND GARLIC, PARSLEY FLAKES, DEXTROSE, SPICES, CARRAGEENAN, CORN CIDER VINEGAR, LACTIC ACID, ACETIC ACID, SODIUM LACTATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVES).
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.


