Is ASDA Really Creamy Mint Choc Chip Ice Cream Alpha-Gal?
Ingredients
Reconstituted Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Glucose Syrup, Water, Coconut Oil, Dark Chocolate [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Butter, Butter Oil (Milk), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Flavouring], Sugar, Whey Powder (Milk), Muscovado Sugar, Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Double Cream (Milk), Invert Sugar Syrup, Emulsifier (Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum), Plant Extracts [Safflower, Spirulina], Butter Oil (Milk), Cornflour, Salt, Flavourings, Colour (Carotenes) .
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.


