Is Taylor Farms® Raspberry Crisp Salad Kit Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
SPRING MIX (spinach, green chard, green oak, tango, mizuna, radicchio, red oak, lolla rosa, red leaf lettuce, red chard, arugula), RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE DRESSING (water, sugar, soybean oil, distilled vinegar, champagne vinegar, salt, raspberry juice concentrate, natural flavor, xanthan gum, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, spice, mustard seed), SWEET CORNBREAD CROUTON (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], cornbread mix [corn snack meal, sugar, corn flour, vital wheat gluten, sunflower oil], seasoning [sugar, brown sugar, salt, natural flavor, less than 2% rice hulls added to prevent caking], sunflower oil [with rosemary extract], palm shortening, fresh bakers yeast, sea salt), SUNFLOWER KERNELS (sunflower kernels, sunflower oil). Contains Wheat.
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.


