Is Woolworths Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich 4 pack Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 6 ingredients that do not comply and 3 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

carrageenan
ice cream includes 10% milk fat minimum
milk solids
cream
milk
ice cream
lecithin
natural flavour
471

carrageenan

Dietitian note

Although not derived from mammals, carrageenan (extracted from red algae) contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

Ice Cream (62%) (Milk, Liquid Sugar (Sugar, Water) , Cream (Milk) (19%), Maltodextrin, Milk Solids, E mulsifier (471), Thickeners (Guar Gum, Carrageenan ), Natural Flavour), Choc Biscuit (32%) (Wheat Flo ur, Cane Sugar, Natural Colour (Caramel I), Palm O il, Cocoa Solids, Rice Syrup, Soy Flour, Emulsifie r (Lecithin (Soy)), Salt, Raising Agent (Sodium Bi carbonate), Natural Flavour), Choc Cookie Crumb (5 %) (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Canola Oil , Coconut Oil), Cocoa Solids, Golden Syrup, Salt,N atural Flavour, Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate) ), Ice Cream includes 10% Milk Fat minimum

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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.