Is McCoy's Muchos Nacho Cheese Sharing Tortilla Crisps Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Sunflower Oil, Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Dried Potato, Maize Flour, Potato Starch, Nacho Cheese Flavour [Salt, Sweet Whey Powder (Milk), Dried Butterundefined (Milk), Sugar, Dried Onion, Natural Flavourings (contain Milk), Dried Yeast Extract, Dried Garlic, Maltodextrin, Cayenne Pepper, Acid: Citric Acid], 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.


