Is Big Chewy Chips Ahoy! Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Wheat Flour, Sugars (glucose-fructose, Sugar, And/or Golden Sugar), Chocolatey Chips (sugar, Dextrose, Cocoa, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor, Milk), Shortening (palm Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil And/or Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Coconut Oil And/or Modified Palm Oil), Corn Starch, Baking Soda, Salt, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Asparaginase, Artificial Flavor, Caramel Color. Contains Wheat and Soy .It may also contain Egg.
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.


