Is Member's Mark Street Corn Empanada With Chicken and Cotija Cheese, Chicken and Cotija Cheese Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, COOKED BRINED CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST MEAT, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE), CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, BLACK BEANS (BLACK BEANS, WATER, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, FERROUS GLUCONATE), ROASTED CORN, PEPPER JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, JALAPEÑO PEPPERS, SALT, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CAKING]), COTIJA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CULTURE, RENNET), CHIPOTLE PEPPERS IN ADOBO SAUCE (RED JALAPEÑO PEPPERS, WATER, VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, TOMATO PASTE, SMOKE ESSENCE, ONION, XANTHAN GUM, GARLIC), CILANTRO, SOUR CREAM, CHICKEN BASE (CHICKEN MEAT INCLUDING CHICKEN JUICES, SALT, CHICKEN FAT, YEAST EXTRACT, SUGAR, FLAVORING, POTATO FLOUR, CARROT POWDER AND TURMERIC), GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE (PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], POWDERED CELLULOSE [ANTICAKING AGENT]), RED PEPPERS, SALT, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), WHITE VINEGAR, CORN STARCH, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, YEAST (YEAST, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE), PAPRIKA, CAYENNE PEPPER, ANNATTO (FOR COLOR).

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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