Is David's Cookies Dark Chocolate Chip Cashew Meltaway Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Enriched Wheat Flour (wheat, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Butter, Margarine (vegetable Oil Blend (palm Fruit, Soybean And Olive Oils), Water, Salt, Non-fat Dry Milk, Soy Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Natural Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene Color), Cashew Nuts, Chocolate Chips (sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin), Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Sugar, Dusting Sugar (dextrose, Cornstarch, Palm Oil, Titanium Dioxide (color), Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Artificial Flavor) Artificial Vanilla Flavor, Salt. Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Tree Nuts.
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.


