Is BIG COOKIE Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

COOKIE BASE (BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL), DEXTROSE, DRIED WHOLE EGGS, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: FRUCTOSE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SALT, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CITRUS FIBER, GUAR GUM, SOY FLOUR, WHEY), SUGAR, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, VEGETABLE MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), WATER, SALTED BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, SALT), DECORETTES (SUGAR, CORN STARCH, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (COTTONSEED AND/OR SOYBEAN), DEXTROSE, CORN SYRUP, SOY LECITHIN, YELLOW 5 LAKE, DEXTRIN, BLUE 1 LAKE, CONFECTIONER S GLAZE, RED 40 LAKE, CARNAUBA WAX, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, RED 40), GREEN SPRINKLES (SUGAR, CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, DEXTRIN, CONFECTIONER S GLAZE, FD&C YELLOW 5 LAKE, FD&C BLUE 1 LAKE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR AND CARNAUBA WAX)

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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