Is Pace Bean & Cheese Mild Queso Dip Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Water, Dehydrated Cooked Pinto Beans, Onions, Monterey Jack Cheese (cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Soybean Oil, Jalapeno Peppers, Modified Food Starch, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Bacon Bits (bacon [cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Natural Smoke Flavoring, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite]), Chipotle Adobo Puree (water, Onion Puree, Chipotle Pepper Puree, Tomatoes, Canola Oil, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Garlic Puree, Natural Smoke Flavoring, White Pepper, Oregano, Bay Leaves), Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Disodium Phosphate-dihydrate, Trisodium Citrate, Datem, Cilantro, Roasted Garlic, Natural Flavoring, Spices, Sorbic Acid, Paprika, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Natural Smoke Flavoring, Yeast Extract. Contains: Milk, Soy.
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.


