Is ENCHILADAS, SPINACH & CHICKEN Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
CORN TORTILLA (WHOLE GRAIN CORN, WATER, CELLULOSE GUM, PROPIONIC ACID (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), BENZOIC ACID AND PHOSPHORIC ACID (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), GUAR GUM, AMYLASE, LIME), WATER, CHICKEN BREAST, TOMATILLO, KIDNEY BEANS (KIDNEY BEANS, WATER, SUGAR, SALT, DEXTROSE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE (FIRMING), DISODIUM EDTA ADDED TO PRESERVE COLOR), NONFAT GREEK YOGURT (CULTURED GRADE A NONFAT MILK (CONTAINS ACTIVE YOGURT CULTURES)), SPINACH, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS (CAROB BEAN AND/OR XANTHAN AND/OR GUAR GUMS)), PEPPER JACK CHEESE (MONTEREY JACK CHEESE WITH JALAPENO PEPPERS (PASTEURIZED MILK, JALAPENO PEPPERS, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN (A MOLD INHIBITOR)), POBLANO PEPPER, YELLOW ONION, CILANTRO, JALAPENO BLEND (JALAPENO PEPPERS, CANOLA OIL, WATER, ONIONS, GARLIC PUREE, CORN MASA FLOUR [CORN MASA, FLOUR, LIME], SALT, 2% OR LESS OF CILANTRO, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, YEAST EXTRACT, ONION POWDER, SPICE, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVORING), CHICKEN STOCK (CHICKEN BROTH, SALT, SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FAT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR), GARLIC, CORNSTARCH, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, CUMIN, CHILI POWDER (CHILI PEPPER, SPICES, SALT, AND GARLIC), CORN MASA (CORN TREATED WITH LIME WATER AND SPECIALLY GROUND, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GREEN ONION, ONION POWDER.
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.


