Is FRUIT BITES, APPLE Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MARGARINE (PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYGLYCEROL ESTER, SODIUM, BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVES), SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, BETA CARATENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BHT, AND CITRIC ACID ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR (, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, YELLOW COLOR (WHEAT STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, ANNATTO, AND TURMERIC EXTRACT). APPLE FILLING: WATER, CORN SYRUP, EVAPORATED APPLES (PROCESSED WITH SULFITES), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: GUM BLEND (CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM), SPICE, MALIC ACID, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE, (PRESERVATIVES), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. TOPPING: SUGAR, MALTODEXTRINE.
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.


