Is ASDA Baker's Selection 22 Mini White Choc Caramel Shortcake Bites Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Ingredients
Vegetable Oils (Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Coconut Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk (Milk, Sugar, Lactose (Milk)), Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), White Chocolate, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins) Flavouring), Sugar, Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Glucose Syrup, Water, Invert Sugar Syrup (Glucose Syrup, Invert Sugar Syrup), Oatmeal Flour, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates, Ammonium Carbonates), Salt, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidity Regulators (Sodium Potassium Tartrate, Sodium Triphosphate), Maltodextrin, Processing Aid (Rapeseed Lecithins, Citric Acid)
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.


