Is H-E-B Meal Simple Savory Tuna Salad Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 3 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • cheese culture
  • monterey jack cheese
  • milk
  • pork
  • sausage
  • monocalcium phosphate
  • riboflavin
  • collagen casing

cheese culture

Dietitian note

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

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

scrambled eggs (egg (eggs, citric acid), canola oil, salt, black pepper), sausage (pork, water, salt, brown cane sugar, red bell peppers, parsley, spice extracts (including sage), collagen casing), tortilla (enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, palm oil, canola oil, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), citric acid, whole wheat flour, cultured wheat starch, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, salt, yeast), home fries (potato, bell peppers, onions, canola oil, paprika, black pepper, sea salt), monterey jack cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), salsa (tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lime juice, serrano, garlic, black pepper, cumin, olive oil, salt)

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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.

Where to buy

H-E-B Meal Simple Savory Tuna Salad is available at 2 retailers

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About this product

Snack · Roll

Flavor
SavoryPepperyGarlickySpicy
Texture
CreamySoft
Commonly used for
BreakfastMeal PrepOn The GoLunch