Is Ghirardelli Squares White Chocolate Sugar Cookie Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Sugar Cookie Pieces (cane Sugar, Rice Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Palm Oil, Oat Flour, Natural Flavor, Sodium Bicarbonate, Salt, Sunflower Lecithin), Nonfat Dry Milk, Yellow Corn Flour, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Vanilla Extract, Fruit And Vegetable Juice (color), Palm Oil, Corn Starch. Contains Tree Nuts.
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.


