Is Goya Cheese & Green Pepper Tamales, 4 ct, 16 oz Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 7 ingredients that do not comply and 4 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

cheddar cheese
pasteurized milk
cheese cultures
monterey jack cheese
rendered cured pork fat
lard
refined lard
riboflavin
disodium inosinate
natural flavor
cured with water

cheddar cheese

Dietitian note

Cheddar cheese is typically derived from milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

Water, Instant Corn Flour, Refined Lard (Lard, Bha And Bht As Antioxidants), Rendered Cured Pork Fat (Cured With Water, Corn Syrup Solids, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, And Sodium Nitrite), Monterey Jack Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt And Enzymes), Roasted Green Chile (Roasted Green Chiles, Water, Citric Acid, Salt And Calcium Chloride), Tomatillo (Tomatillo, Water, Salt And Citric Acid), Chicken Flavor (Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Yeast Extract, Chicken Fat, Salt, Chicken Meat, Natural Flavor, Silicon Dioxide As Anticaking Agent, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate), Green Bell Pepper Strips, Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, And Enzymes), Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Garlic, Monosodium Glutamate, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Cayenne Pepper

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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.