Is BBQ CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
BBQ CHICKEN SALAD: CHICKEN FULLY COOKED (BONELESS, DICED, CHICKEN WHITE MEAT), RANCH DRESSING(SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, EGG YOLKS, SUGAR, VINEGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, BUTTERMILK, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, LACTIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, SPICE, SORBIC ACID, AND, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA AS PRESERVATIVES, DRIEC GARLIC, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES AND ANNATTO [VEGETABLE COLOR], MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: POWDERED CELLULOSE, POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH OR CALCIUM SULFATE [ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING]), RED ONION, CELERY, BBQ SAUCE (TOMATO PUREE[WATER AND TOMATO PASTE], BROWN SUGAR, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, SPICES, GARLIC, MUSTARD, CORN SYRUP, SOY SAUCE, MOLASSES, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE CONCENTRATE AND SOYBEAN OIL), BACON (CURED WITH, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE MAY ALSO CONTAIN POTASSIUM CHLONDE, DEXTROSE, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, HONEY, POTASSIUM LACTATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, FLAVORING), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GREEN ONION, PLAIN ONION FOLD (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, PALM OIL, SUGAR, EGG YOLKS, YEAST, SALT, ONION, DOUGH EXTENDER [WHEAT FLOUR, MONOGLYCERIDES, WHEAT GLUTEN, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SILICON DIOXIDE [FLOW AID], SOYBEAN OIL, ENZYMES [WHEAT]. CALCIUM SULFATE. SALT]. DOUGH CONDITIONER [WHEAT FLOUR, DIACETYL TARTANC ACID ESTERS OF MONO-DIGLYCENDES, [DATEM]], CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SOYBEAN OIL, ENZYME [WHEAT], ASCORBIC ACID, L. CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE, AZODICARBONAMIDE [ADA]], CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SOYBEAN OIL, EGG WASH [EGGS, WATER]). LETTUCE
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.


