Is Readymeals! Carnitas With Cilantro Rice Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 2 ingredients that do not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • pork
  • fully cooked pork carnitas containing up to 10% of a solution

pork

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from pigs and thus contains mammalian meat.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

White Rice With Cilantro And Lime (cooked White Rice [water, Long Grain Parboiled White Rice], Cilantro, Lime Juice, Sea Salt), Fully Cooked Pork Carnitas Containing Up To 10% Of A Solution, Caramel Color Added (pork, Water, Salt, Orange Juice Concentrate, Sodium Phosphates, Rubbed With Flavoring, Caramel Color, Paprika [for Color]), Pico De Gallo (roma Tomato, Yellow Onion, Cilantro, Jalapeno Pepper), Cilantro.

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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.

About this product

Frozen Meal · Frozen

Flavor
SavoryMeatyHerbaceousCitrus
Texture
ChunkySoft
Commonly used for
Meal PrepLunch