Is CARNE ASADA TACOS Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 6 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • carrageenan
  • cream
  • cultured nonfat milk
  • whey protein concentrate
  • nonfat sour cream
  • vitamin a palmitate
  • cultured dextrose
  • enzymes
  • diglycerides
  • +2 more

carrageenan

Dietitian note

Although not derived from mammals, carrageenan (extracted from red algae) contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

STEAKS (SHOULDER ROAST), FLOUR TORTILLAS (ENRICHED UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON (REDUCED IRON), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL), SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SUGAR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, WHEAT STARCH, FUMARIC ACID, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SORBIC ACID, GUAR GUM, CMC GUM, ENZYMES (WHEAT STARCH, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE), SODIUM METABISULFITE, DOUGH IMPROVER (PAR LAX)), GREEN CABBAGE, AVOCADO, RED ONION, LIMES, TOMATO, JALAPENO, NONFAT SOUR CREAM (CULTURED NONFAT MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CREAM, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CORN STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED DEXTROSE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN, GELLAN GUM, VITAMIN A PALMITATE), GARLIC, CILANTRO, SPICE MIX (CUMIN, CHIPOTLE POWDER, CHILI POWDER, SMOKED PAPRIKA, OREGANO).

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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.

About this product

Meat · Frozen

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SavorySpicySmokyGarlicky
Texture
SoftCreamy
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