Is Trader Joe's Handmade Vegetarian Tamales With Cheese And Green Salsa Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Why it's not alpha-gal friendly
- cream
- butter
- milk
- sour cream cultured cream
- manchego cheese skimmed pasteurized cow's milk
- monocalcium phosphate sodium bicarbonate corn starch
cream
Dietitian noteCream is composed of the fat layer skimmed from the top of milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.
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Ingredients
Sweet Corn, Manchego Cheese Skimmed Pasteurized Cow's Milk, Non Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat (canola Oil), Salt. Calcium Chloride, Microbial Rennet), Lactic Cultures). Diced Zucchini, Canola Oil, Sour Cream Cultured Cream And Milk, Enzymes), Corn Flour Corn Treated With Lime, Water), Tomatillo, Diced Onion, Red Bell Pepper. Roasted Green Chile, Rice Starch, Water, Cilantro, Salt, Serrano Chile. Butter (cream. Salt). Minced Garlic, Methyl Cellulose. Flavor (contains Yeast Extract, Salt. Sunflower Oil). Baking Powder (monocalcium Phosphate Sodium Bicarbonate Corn Starch), Epazote, Black Pepper, Cumin. Contains Milk.
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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.
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No. This product is not dairy free as it lists 5 ingredients that contain dairy.
Details →This product may or may not be gluten free as it lists 2 ingredients that could contain gluten depending on the source. We recommend contacting the manufacturer directly to confirm.
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Frozen Meal · Frozen, Piece


