Is McCoy's Muchos Cool Sour Cream & Onion Sharing Tortilla Crisps Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Sunflower Oil, Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Dried Potato, Maize Flour, Potato Starch, Cool Sour Cream & Onion Flavour [Sugar, Dried Onion, Salt, Dried Yeast Extract, Natural Flavourings, Dried Garlic, Dried Sour Cream (Milk), Dried Skimmed Milk, Acid: Citric Acid, Dried Spring Onion, Onion Extract, Lemon Juice Powder, Maltodextrin, Dried Chilli Extract], Rice Flour, Sugar, Dried Kidney Beans, Salt, Ground Spices (Cumin, Coriander, Cayenne Pepper), Dried Onion, Emulsifier: Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Chilli Powder, Dried Garlic .
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.


