Is dark chocolate sea salt caramels Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
caramel centers (corn syrup, sugar, water, powdered sugar [sugar, corn starch], palm oil, whey, invert syrup, salt, artificial and natural vanilla flavors, egg whites), dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, anhydrous milk fat, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor), dark confectionery coating (sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cocoa [processed with alkali], cocoa powder, whey, soy lecithin, salt, artificial vanilla flavor), pink confectionery coating (sugar, palm kernel oil, nonfat dry milk, lactose, titanium dioxide [color], soy lecithin, distilled monoglycerides, natural vanilla flavor, fractionated coconut oil, red 40 lake), sea salt.
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.


