Is Dubai Chocolate Bar Ice Cream Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 15 ingredients that do not comply and 7 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • milk
  • butter
  • ice cream mix
  • carrageenan
  • milkfat
  • whey
  • cream
  • nonfat milk
  • natural flavor
  • vitamin a palmitate
  • dextrose
  • riboflavin
  • +10 more

milk

Dietitian note

Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

butter
ice cream mix
carrageenan

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Ingredients

ICE CREAM MIX (CREAM, MILK, SUCROSE, NON FAT MILK SOLIDS, CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WHEY, GUAR GUM, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], EGG YOLK, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN), DUBAI CHOCOLATE (CHOCOLATE CHIPS [SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, MILKFAT , SOY LECITHIN AS EMULSIFIER, NATURAL FLAVORS), KATAIFI [WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CORN STARCH, CANOLA OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SOY LECITHIN AS EMULSIFIER, SALT, PRESERVATIVES), CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE), DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN], TAHINI [SESAME SEEDS], BUTTER [CREAM], PISTACHIOS, PISTACHIO CREAM [PISTACHIOS, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OILS (SUNFLOWER, PALM), DRY NONFAT MILK, WHEY POWDER, LACTOSE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN AS EMULSIFIER), POWDERED SUGAR [SUGAR, CORN STARCH], COCONUT OIL, OCOA, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, BUTTER OIL, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], NATURAL FLAVOR), PISTACHIOS, NONFAT DRY MILK (NONFAT MILK, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), POWDERED SUGAR [SUGAR, CORN ARCH], ARTIFICIAL COLORING (WATER, SUGAR, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: FDGC BLUE #1, BLUE #2, YELLOW #5, YELLOW #6, RED #3, RED #40 AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE, MICA PIGMENT, VEGETABLE GUM, MODIFIED CORN ARCH, PRESERVATIVES [CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE]), AND CHOCOLATE COATING (COCONUT OIL, COCOA POWDER, WHEY POWDER, SOY LECITHIN AS EMULSIFIER, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR)

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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.