Is Co-op Irresistible All Butter Fruity Flapjack Cookies Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Salted Butter (23%) (Butter (Milk), Salt), Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sugar, Raisins (18%), Oat Flakes, Oats, Dried Apricot (6%), Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Desiccated Coconut (3%), Raising Agents (Sodium carbonates, Ammonium carbonates, Trisodium diphosphate), Rice Flour, Molasses, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Preservative (Sulphur dioxide).

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.

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