Is Giant Eagle Classic Candy Cookies 18 Count Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Classic Candy Cookie (Enriched Bleached Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Candy Pieces (Chocolate (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Butter Oil, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin), Sugar, Artificial Coloring (Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Blue 1), Glaze (Carnauba Wax, Beeswax, Shellac), Gum Arabic, Corn Syrup), Palm Oil, Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate , Citric Acid, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate, Whey), Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Eggs, Invert Sugar, Water, Less Than 2%: Molasses, Modified Cornstarch, Salt, Baking Soda, Sodium Alginate, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor)

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.

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