Is Balance Original Nutrition Bar Cookie Dough Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 9 ingredients that do not comply and 11 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

cream
cultured nonfat milk
butter
partially hydrolyzed milk protein isolate
nonfat milk
calcium caseinate
casein
lactose
2% of natural flavor
contains less than 2% of natural flavor, butter
cholecalciferol
vitamin a acetate
+8 more

cream

Dietitian note

Cream is composed of the fat layer skimmed from the top of milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

PROTEIN BLEND (SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, CASEIN, CALCIUM CASEINATE), FRUCTOSE, GLUCOSE SYRUP, COOKIES (WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SUGAR, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL, WATER, NONFAT MILK, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL. CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL FLAVOR, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), LACTOSE, SOY LECITHIN, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), MALTODEXTRIN, INULIN, NONFAT YOGURT POWDER (CULTURED NONFAT MILK), DEXTROSE, SALT, CARAMEL ADDED FOR COLOR, TOCOPHEROLS ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR, SOYBEAN OIL. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID, ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE, COPPER GLUCONATE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, VITAMIN A ACETATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, FOLIC ACID, BIOTIN, POTASSIUM IODIDE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, SODIUM SELENITE, PHYTONADIONE, CHOLECALCIFEROL, CYANOCOBALAMIN.

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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.