Is El Monterey® Signature Meat Lovers Egg, Sausage, Bacon & Cheese Burrito 4.5 oz. Single Serve Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
FLOUR TORTILLA (WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER, CANOLA AND/OR CORN OIL), DOUGH CONDITIONERS (SALT, YEAST, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM), WHEAT STARCH, ENZYMES, SODIUM METABISULFITE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, L-CYSTEINE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE), SCRAMBLED EGGS (PASTEURIZED WHOLE EGGS, NON FAT MILK, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, BUTTER FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, ANNATTO AND TURMERIC (ADDED FOR COLOR)), SPICE), WATER, PORK SAUSAGE (PORK, WATER, SALT, SPICES, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SUGAR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE EXTRACTIVE), CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, AGED CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CREAM CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS (XANTHAN, GUAR, CAROB BEAN GUMS)], CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, WHEY, CELLULOSE GUM, LACTIC ACID, PROPIONIC ACID, SUGAR, MONOGLYCERIDES, YEAST EXTRACT, BUTTER OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO COLOR, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6), ONION, MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), POTATOES (WITH SALT), TOMATOES (WITH JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS MODIFIED CORN STARCH, JALAPENO PEPPERS (WITH SALT, ACETIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), SALT, SPICE.
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.


