Is DIANNE'S, FINE DESSERTS, CARAMEL, CARAMEL Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
CREAM CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS {CAROB BEAN AND/OR XANTHAN AND/OR GUAR GUMS}], CARAMEL SPREAD (CORN SYRUP, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK [MILK, SUGAR], WATER, PALM OIL, CREAM, GLYCERIN, PECTIN, SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CARRAGEENAN, POTASSIUM SORBATE), SUGAR, WATER, GRAHAM CRUMB (UNBLEACHED UNENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE WHEAT/GRAHAM FLOUR, SUGAR, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, MOLASSES, HONEY, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE [AS PRESERVATIVE]), SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN [AS EMULSIFIER], NATURAL VANILLA), SOYBEAN OIL, CORN STARCH, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHOLE EGGS (EGGS, CITRIC ACID), PURE VANILLA EXTRACT, BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM [MILK], NATURAL FLAVORINGS [LACTIC ACID, STARTER DISTILLATE, CULTUROMA]), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, CREAM, LACTIC ACID, MILK, LEMON JUICE (WATER, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SODIUM BISULFITE AND SODIUM BENZOATE [AS PRESERVATIVES], LEMON OIL), ORANGE JUICE (WATER, ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (SUGAR, SALT), ENZYMES, XANTHAN GUM, CHEESE CULTURE, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], NATURAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN.
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.


