Is Arnotts Tim Tam Chocolate Biscuits Salted Double Chocolate Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 4 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • from milk
  • butter
  • condensed milk
  • milk solids
  • milk chocolate
  • natural flavour
  • e471
  • glycerin
  • humectant

from milk

Dietitian note

Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

butter
condensed milk
milk solids

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Ingredients

Milk Chocolate (34%) (Sugar, Milk Solids, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Oil, Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, E476), Flavour), Wheat Flour, Sugar, Murray River Salted Choc Filling (14%) (Condensed Milk, Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Butter (From Milk), Humectant (Glycerin), Cocoa Powder, Murray River Salt (0.2%), Emulsifiers (E471, Soy Lecithin), Natural Flavour), Vegetable Oil (Contains Soy), Golden Syrup, Cocoa Powder, Food Colours (Caramel III, Caramel I), Murray River Salt (0.2%), Salt, Baking Powder, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Natural flavour.

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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.

Where to buy

Arnotts Tim Tam Chocolate Biscuits Salted Double Chocolate is available at 2 retailers

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About this product

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Flavor
ChocolateySweet
Texture
CrunchyCreamy
Commonly used for
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