Is Michelina's Taco Bites Southwestern Style Meat & Cheese Filling in a Golden Crust Snack Rolls, Taco Bites Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, MILKFAT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SALT, APOCAROTENAL [COLOR]), COOKED BEEF PATTY CRUMBLE (BEEF, WATER, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, SPICES, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE), TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CORN MASA FLOUR, PAPRIKA, SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SPICE, YEAST EXTRACT (WITH SALT), CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), GRANULATED GARLIC, METHYLCELLULOSE, SUGAR, SOY LECITHIN.
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.


