Is Freshness Guaranteed Chocolate Iced Mini Donuts, Chocolate Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, ASCORBIC ACID AS A DOUGH CONDITIONER, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, ENZYME, FOLIC ACID), WATER, ISOMALTULOSE, SHORTENING (PALM OIL, TBHQ [PRESERVATIVE]), SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), WHEY, SOYBEAN FLOUR, YEAST, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, DATEM, GUAR GUM, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID, SALT, CORN STARCH, PALM KERNEL AND/OR PALM FAT, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, DEXTROSE, POLYSORBATE 60 (EMULSIFIER), MONOGLYCERIDES, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), CITRIC ACID, AGAR-AGAR, GUM ARABIC, LOCUST BEAN GUM, SUNFLOWER OIL, DRY WHOLE MILK, NONFAT DRY MILK, YOGURT POWDER (CULTURED SKIM MILK), SOYBEAN LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), DEXTRIN, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, SHELLAC, CARNAUBA WAX, ENZYME, EGG, TITANIUM DIOXIDE FOR COLOR.
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.


