Is Builder's Bar, Chocolate Mint Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, BEET JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC BROWN RICE SYRUP, ORGANIC DRIED CANE SYRUP, PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, ORGANIC SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL FLAVOURS, RICE STARCH, ORGANIC ALMONDS, DRIED CANE SYRUP, ORGANIC MILLED FLAXSEED, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, INULIN (CHICORY EXTRACT), CALCIUM CARBONATE, SEA SALT, SALT, ORGANIC VANILLA EXTRACT, BEET POWDER (FOR COLOUR). VITAMINS & MINERALS: DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ZINC CITRATE, MANGANESE GLUCONATE, NIACINAMIDE, BIOTIN, BETA-CAROTENE, COPPER GLUCONATE, IRON, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, SODIUM SELENITE, FOLATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, ERGOCALCIFEROL, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN. CONTAINS STATEMENT: SOY AND ALMONDS.
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


