Is BUFFALO MACARONI & CHEESE, BUFFALO Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
COOKED ENRICHED PASTA (WATER, ELBOW MACARONI (SEMOLINA WHEAT), NIACIN, IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)), WATER, DAIRY BLEND (MILK, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, MONOGLYCERIDES), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD (AMERICAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MILKFAT, SALT, SODIUM-ALGINATE, LACTIC ACID, APO-CAROTENAL (COLOR)), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SODIUM CITRATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), CARRAGEENAN), BUFFALO SAUCE ((DISTILLED VINEGAR, AGED CAYENNE RED PEPPERS, SALT, WATER, CANOLA OIL, PAPRIKA, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL BUTTER TYPE FLAVOR, GARLIC POWDER), MALTODEXTRIN), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, BUTTERMILK RANCH SEASONING (SWEET CREAM BUTTERMILK, SWEET WHEY, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONION, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, NATURAL FLAVORS, LACTIC ACID, LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: CULTURED WHEY. CITRIC ACID, SPICES, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK SOLIDS, WHOLE MILK POWDER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM CASEINATE, CULTURED BUTTERMILK, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, CALCIUM LACTATE, AND SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTI-CAKING)), GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIKA, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).
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.


