Is Ben & Jerry's Birthday Cake Ice Cream Dessert 500ml Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Why it's not alpha-gal friendly
- carrageenan
- butter
- condensed skimmed milk
- milk
- cream
- natural vanilla flavouring
- natural butter flavouring
carrageenan
Dietitian noteAlthough not derived from mammals, carrageenan (extracted from red algae) contains alpha-gal.
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Ingredients
Cream (Milk), Water, Sugar, Condensed Skimmed Milk, Wheat Flour, Icing Sugar, Strawberry Puree, Free Range Egg Yolk, Vegetable Oil (Fully Refined Soybean, Sunflower), Butter (Milk), Invert Sugar Syrup, Glucose Syrup, Brown Sugar, Butteroil (Milk), Vanilla Extract, Free Range Whole Egg Powder, Modified Starch, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Pectin, Carrageenan), Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Thickener (Carrageenan), Colour (Beetroot Red), Natural Butter Flavouring (Milk), Elderberry Concentrate, Natural Vanilla Flavouring, Flavourings, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate), Sugar (Excluding Icing Sugar And Invert Sugar Syrup), Cocoa, Vanilla: Traded In Compliance With Fairtrade Standards, Total 19%, Visit Www,info,fairtrade,net
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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.
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Ice Cream · Frozen


