Is Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
TORTILLA: BLEACHED, ENRICHED, FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED, IRON, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENTED SOYBEAN OIL), LESS THAN 2% OF: MONO AND DI-GLYCERIDES, SUGAR, BAKING POWDER (CORN STARCH, SODIUM, BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND FUMARIC ACID (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), GUAR GUM, YEAST, L-DOUGH CONDITIONER (L-CYSTEINE). FILLING: CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST, SALT, SPICES), CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE COLOR, ENZYMES), CHEESE SAUCE {EVAPORATED MILK (MILK, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, CARRAGEENAN, DEXTROSE, VITAMIN D3), CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE COLOR, ENZYMES), AMERICAN CHEESE [MILK, WATER, DAIRY PRODUCT SOLIDS, SODIUM CITRATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF CHEESE CULTURE, CITRIC ACID, COLOR ADDED, CREAM, ENZYMES, MILKFAT, SALT, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), SOY LECITHIN], WATER, CORN - STARCH, GRANULATED GARLIC, DRY MUSTARD; SALT.}, GREEN CHILES (GREEN CHILES, WATER, SALT, CITRIC ACID). ALLERGENS: MILK, WHEAT, SOY
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.


