Is 8 Salted Caramel Cookies Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Salted Butter (16%) [Butter (Milk), Salt], Milk Chocolate Chunks (15%) [Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter*, Cocoa Mass", Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Flavouring], Caramel Pieces (10%) [Granulated Sugar, Condensed Skimmed Milk, Glucose Syrup, Water, Coconut Oil, Sugar, Stabilisers (Pectins, Sodium Alginate), Flavouring], Brown Sugar [White Sugar, Cane Molasses], Sugar, Oat Flakes, Glucose Syrup, Cornflour, Desiccated Coconut, Raising Agents (Ammonium Carbonates, Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates), Flavourings, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Salt.
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.


