Is CHILI'S, CHIPOTLE BACON JALAPENO BITES Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
GREEN JALAPENO PEPPERS (WITH WATER, ACETIC ACID, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE]), CULTURED CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK AND CREAM, WHEY, SALT, STABILIZERS [XANTHAN, LOCUST BEAN, AND GUAR GUMS)], BREADER (DEHYDRATED POTATOES [POTATOES, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DEXTROSE], BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, CALCIUM PROPIONATE [PRESERVATIVE]), WATER, BATTER MIX (YELLOW CORN FLOUR, ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, IODIZED SALT, WHEY, LEAVENING [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE] SODIUM ALGINATE, SOY FLOUR, NONFAT MILK, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA [COLOR], NATURAL FLAVOR, EGG), CANOLA OIL, BREADER (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, WHEY, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL), CHIPOTLE IN ADOBO PUREE (WATER, CHIPOTLE PEPPER, TOMATOES, ONIONS, SPICES), COOKED BACON WITH NATURAL SMOKE FLAVORING ADDED (BACON [CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM NITRITE]. MAY CONTAIN NATURAL SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE), THICKENER (WHEAT FLOUR, METHYLCELLULOSE, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE), SPICE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE.
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.


