Is H‑E‑B Meal Simple Spicy Shrimp Empanadas 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.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

pork
applewood smoked uncured bacon
cheese cultures
milk
monterey jack cheese
mono & diglycerides of fatty acids
natural flavor
enzymes

pork

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from pigs and thus contains mammalian meat.

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Ingredients

Chipotle Shrimp And Corn Empanada (Chipotle Shrimp And Corn Filling (Shrimp And Vegetables (Shrimp (Shrimp, Salt, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Citrate), Corn, Onions, Peppadew Peppers (Peppers(piquante), Water, Sugar, Vinegar, Salt, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Chloride), Garlic, Jalapeno Peppers), Monterey Jack Cheese (Milk(pasteurized), Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Cellulose (Anticaking)), Salt, Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon (Pork, Water, Sea Salt, Cane Sugar, Natural Flavor, No Nitrates Or Nitrites Added Except For Those, Naturally Occurring In Sea Salt), Key Lime Juice, Chipotle Chile Pepper (Chipotle Chili Pepper, Contains 2% Or Less Of:, Silicon Dioxide (Anticaking)), Cumin, Cilantro), Empanada Wrapper (Wheat Flour, Water, Margarine (Palm Kernel Oil, Interesterified Soybean Oil, Interesterified Palm Oil, Water, Refined Soybean Oil, Sugar, Salt, Mono & Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids (Emulsifier), Artificial Flavor, Potassium Sorbate , Bht, Citric Acid (Antioxidant), Annatto (Color)), Salt), Liquid Eggs (Eggs, Citric Acid))

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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.