Is Dean's Shortbread, Sour Cherry & Dark Chocolate Scottish Shortbread Rounds Tin, 5.3 Ounce … Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salted Butter, Butter (Milk), Salt), Sugar, Dark Chocolate Chunks, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Flavouring, Maize Starch, Sour Cherries, Sour Cherry, Apple Juice Concentrate, Dextrose, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Vegetable Oil, Candied Cherry Halves, Cherries, Glucose - Fructose Syrup, Sucrose, Fruit & Vegetable Concentrate, Citric Acid, Natural Flavoring
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.


