Is Chocolate Candies, Maltesers Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 3 ingredients that do not comply and 1 ingredient that may not comply.

Description

Light, airy interior with a smooth exterior offers a crisp, crunchy bite and pronounced sweet chocolate flavor; consumers commonly use these for snacking, sharing, movie nights, or as dessert toppings. Reviews frequently praise the texture and flavor, with variability in freshness and packaging reported occasionally by customers on retailer sites.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

malted milk powder
lactose
modified milk
sorbitan tristearate

malted milk powder

Dietitian note

Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

Sugar, Modified Milk, Malted Milk Powder (Malted Barley, Corn Syrup, Modified Milk , Wheat Flour, Modified Palm Oil, Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Sodium Bicarbonate, Potassium Bicarbonate, Salt), Cocoa Butter, Corn Syrup, Cocoa Mass, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Lactose, Malted Barley Extract, Soy Lecithin, Apple Pectin, Sorbitan Tristearate, Flavour

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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.