Is APPLE WALNUT MUFFINS Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
MALTITOL* AND SORBITOL* SYRUP, EGGS, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL BLEND AND SOYBEAN OIL SHORTENING (SOYBEAN OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, GLYCERYL-LACTO ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS), WHEAT FLOUR, APPLES, EGG WHITES, WALNUTS, MALTODEXTRIN, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, CINNAMON, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (CONTAINS WHEAT AND MILK), EMULSIFIER PRODUCT [PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM SILICATE, ASCORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), CITRIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE)], APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, NUTMEG, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE.
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.


