Is Coles Chocolate Dipped Butternut Biscuit Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
Butternut Snap Biscuit (80%) [gluten-free Flour (maize Starch, Modified Tapioca Starch, Rice Flour, Sorghum Flour, Soy Flour, Thickener (415, 412, 464), Potato Starch)], Sugar, Desiccated Coconut [contains Preservative (223)], Golden Syrup, Butter (milk), Sorghum Flakes, Vegetable Fat (canola Oil, Palm Oil**), Puffed Rice, Corn Flakes, Brown Sugar, Raising Agents (500, 450), Colour (150a), Egg Powder, Iodised Salt, Emulsifier (soy Lecithin), Natural Flavour], Chocolate Dip (20%) [cocoa Solids*, Sugar, Milk Solids, Emulsifiers (soy Lecithin, 476), Natural Flavour]. Contains Soy, Milk and Egg.
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.


