Is Trader Joe's Field Fresh Chopped Salad With Grilled White Chicken Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
Salad: Salad Mix (romaine Lettuce, Red And Green Cabbage), Grilled Chicken (chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Canola Oil, Modified Potato Starch, Salt, Sugar, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Granulated Garlic, And Black Pepper), Israeli Couscous (wheat Flour, Water, Rosemary Extract), Corn (sweet Corn, Water, Sugar, Salt), Asiago Cheese (pasteurized Part-skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Vegetable Rennet), Dried Currants, Green Onion, Raw Pecans, Red Bell Peppers. Sweet Basil Dressing: Mayonnaise (expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Whole Eggs, Apple Cider Vinegar, Water, Egg Yolks, Salt, White Mustard [distilled White Vinegar, Water, Mustard Seeds, Salt], Lemon Juice Concentrate), Water, Parmesan Cheese (pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Vegetable Rennet), Honey, Basil, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Garlic, Shallot, Black Pepper, Dried Basil. Contains Wheat, Milk, Eggs, Pecans.
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.


