Is WHOLE FOODS MARKET, PETITE KALE CAESAR SALAD Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
LETTUCE, CAESAR DRESSING (JUST MAYO (EXPELLER-PRESSED CANOLA OIL, FILTERED WATER, LEMON JUICE, WHITE VINEGAR, 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: ORGANIC SUGAR, SALT, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, PEA PROTEIN, SPICES, GARLIC, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, BETA-CAROTENE), PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES POWDERED CELLULOSE), WATER, LEMON JUICE, RED WINE VINEGAR, ANCHOVY, DIJON MUSTARD (WATER, VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, WHITE WINE, FRUIT PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, TARTARIC ACID, SUGAR, SPICE), WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, TAMARIND [WATER, SOYBEAN, WHEAT, SALT] MOLASSES, WATER, AGAVE SYRUP, SALT, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, GINGER PUREE, TAMARIND, CHILI PEPPER, GARLIC POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, SHITAKE MUSHROOM, ALLSPICE, CLOVES, ORANGE EXTRACT, LEMON EXTRACT, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, NATURAL ONION FLAVOR), GARLIC, SALT, WHITE PEPPER), CROUTONS (FRENCH BAGUETTE (ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, WATER, BIGA (FLOUR, WATER, YEAST), LIQUID LEVAIN (FLOUR, WATER, YEAST), SEA SALT, YEAST, CORN FLOUR, WHEAT MALT FLOUR), PARMESAN (CULTURED MILK, ENZYMES, SALT), CANOLA OIL (100% EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, SOY LECITHIN), PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATO, POWDERED CELLULOSE (ANTI-CAKING AGENT)).
Look up any ingredient →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.


