Is Monterey Jack & Chicken Taquitos Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
Water, Wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Cooked glazed chicken (chicken, water, modified potato starch, salt, sodium phosphate), Processed monterey jack cheese (cheese [milk, bacterial cultures, salt, microbial enzymes], water, sodium phosphate, milk fat, sodium phosphate, salt), Vegetable oil (soybean and/or sunflower and/or canola and/or corn), Batter mix (yellow corn flour, bleached flour, spices, salt, jalapeno peppers, baking powder, guar gum, spice extracts, oleoresin of paprika, turmeric), Onion, Modified corn starch, Maltodextrin, Brown sugar, Tortilla flour blend (salt, rice flour, guar gum, wheat flour, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, wheat starch, potato starch, dough conditioners [sodium metabisulphite. sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate, l-cysteine hydrochloride, mono and diglycerides, dicalcium phosphate], microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide), Jalapeno chili peppers (salt, acetic acid, calcium chloride), Bell peppers, Dextrose, Tomato powder (silicon dioxide), Dehydrated onion, Salt, Flavour (autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin, chicken flavour, chicken stock, chicken fat, flavour, silicon dioxide, smoke flavour), Dried tomato, Garlic powder, Chili pepper.
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


