Is Bounty Chocolate & Coconut Cookies Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Milk Chocolate Chips (19%) (sugar, Cocoa Butter, Skimmed Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Fat (palm), Lactose (milk), Whey Powder (milk), Milk Fat, Whey Solids (milk), Emulsifier (soya Lecithin), Natural Vanilla Flavouring), Gluten Free Oat Flour, Margarine (vegetable Oils (palm, Rapeseed), Water, Salt, Emulsifier (mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids), Citric Acid), Sugar, Desiccated Coconut (11%), Tapioca Flour, Gluten Free Oats, Milk Chocolate Powder (2%) (sugar, Cocoa Butter, Skimmed Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Lactose (milk), Whey Protein (milk), Palm Fat, Whey Powder (milk), Milk Fat, Emulsifier (soya Lecithin), Vanilla Extract), Golden Syrup, Raising Agent (sodium Bicarbonate), Natural Flavouring. Contains Milk, Soya, Oat. May contain Nuts.
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.


