Is Hatch Chile Chicken Enchiladas Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Pulled rotisserie white chicken meat: white chicken meat, water, seasoning (salt, maltodextrin, natural flavors, onion powder, yeast extract, garlic powder, canola oil, carrageenan), distilled white vinegar, sodium phosphates. Sauce: sour cream (cultured pasteurized milk, cream, nonfat milk solids, gelatin), hatch green chile (green chile peppers, citric acid), sour cream (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, xanthan gum, carob bean gum, guar gum), crème fraîche (pasteurized cultured cream, ascorbic acid, citric acid), salt, water, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, dehydrated onion, spice. Golden blend tortillas: water, enriched bleached flour (bleached flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yellow corn masa flour (ground yellow corn, calcium hydroxide), fumaric acid, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, sodium propionate, sorbic acid, dough conditioner blend (wheat gluten, salt, dextrose, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium soda, oat fiber, calcium propionate, fumaric acid, guar gum, contains 2% or less of: sodium stearoyl lactylate, mono - and diglycerides, potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulfite), safflower oil, mono - and diglycerides, preservative blend (sodium propionate, water, sorbic acid), baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate). Shredded jalapeño pepper Monterey Jack cheese: pasteurized milk, red and green jalapeño peppers, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, powdered potato starch, natamycin. Contains milk and wheat.

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.

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