Is CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BARS Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CHOCOLATE FLAVORED COATING (SUGAR, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, COCOA, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR), PEANUTS, MALTITOL SYRUP, POLYDEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVOR, WATER, CHICORY ROOT FIBER, PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS), CORN SYRUP, VITAMIN AND MINERAL BLEND (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, COPPER SULFATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, CHROMIUM PICOLINATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID, BIOTIN, POTASSIUM IODIDE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, SODIUM SELENITE, PHYTONADIONE, VITAMIN D3, VITAMIN B12), PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUT FLOUR, INVERT SUGAR, SUGAR, GLYCERINE, TAPIOCA STARCH, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL, PEANUT FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, BETA CAROTENE ADDED FOR COLOR, REBAUDIOSIDE A (STEVIA).
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.


