Is Chocolate Chip Chewy Bars Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
WHOLE GRAIN GRANOLA (WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, WHOLE GRAIN BLEND (RYE FLAKES, TRITICALE FLAKES, BARLEY FLAKES, WHITE WHEAT FLAKES, PURPLE WHEAT FLAKES, KHORASAN WHEAT FLAKES, SPELT FLAKES, QUINOA FLAKES, BUCKWHEAT GRITS), SUGAR, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, FANCY MOLASSES, BAKING SODA, SOY LECITHIN), FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES, CRISP RICE (RICE FLOUR, RICE BRAN, SUGAR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SALT), MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS (UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, SUGAR DEXTROSE, COCOA, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), GLUCOSE, WHOLE GRAIN WHOLE WHEAT FLAKES (WHOLE GRAIN WHOLE WHEAT, SALT, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT), CHICORY ROOT INULIN, GLYCERIN, DRIED COCONUT, HIGH OLEIC CANOLA OIL (CONTAINS ROSEMARY EXTRACT, ASCORBIC ACID), CORN MALTODEXTRIN, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOUR, MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS.
Look up any ingredient →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.


