Is EARTHBOUND FARM, ORGANIC CHOPPED SALAD SOUTHWEST KIT Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
SALAD: CABBAGE*, ROMAINE LETTUCE*, CARROTS*, CILANTRO*. SPICY NACHITO STRIPS: STONE GROUND CORN*, SUNFLOWER OIL* OR SAFFLOWER OIL*, SEA SALT, MALTODEXTRIN*, CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER* (CHEDDAR CHEESE* [NATURAL MILK*, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), DISODIUM PHOSPHATE], BUTTERMILK POWDER*, NATURAL CHEESE FLAVOR* [MALTODEXTRIN*, WHEY*, NATURAL CHEESE FLAVOR*, SALT], ONION POWDER*, TOMATO POWDER*, YEAST EXTRACT*, SPICES*, GARLIC POWDER*, RICE CONCENTRATE*, LACTIC ACID, TURMERIC*, NATURAL FLAVOR*, NATURAL FLAVOR, PAPRIKA [FOR COLOR], VINEGAR POWDER* [MALTODEXTRIN*, DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR*], NONFAT DAIRY MILK*, CITRIC ACID. SUNFLOWER KERNELS: SUNFLOWER KERNELS*. DRESSING: EXPELLER PRESSED SOY OIL*, WATER, GUACAMOLE* [AVOCADOS*, DEHYDRATED ONIONS*, WHITE VINEGAR*, SALT, GRANULATED GARLIC*], TOMATILLOS*, WHITE WINE VINEGAR*, CANE SUGAR*, SOUR CREAM* [SKIM MILK*, CREAM*, SKIM MILK POWDER*, LACTIC CULTURE, L. ACIDOPHILUS, B.BIFIDUM], CILANTRO*, GREEN ONION*, NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, PARSLEY*, CORN STARCH*, GARLIC*, EGG YOLK*, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE*, SPICES* [MUSTARD], JALAPENO PEPPERS*, XANTHAN GUM, LACTIC ACID, DEHYDRATED RED BELL PEPPER*, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID.
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.


