Is GIANT, PASTRY CRISPS, STRAWBERRY, STRAWBERRY Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
STRAWBERRY FLAVORED FILLING (FRUCTOSE, GLYCERIN, APPLE PUREE [APPLE, ASCORBIC ACID {PRESERVATIVE}, POTASSIUM SORBATE {PRESERVATIVE}], SUGAR, WATER, STRAWBERRIES, APPLE POWDER, PECTIN, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SODIUM ALGINATE, XANTHAN GUM, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, COLOR [RED 40, BLUE 1, TITANIUM DIOXIDE]), ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), YOGURT FLAVORED COATING (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, YOGURT POWDER [CULTURED WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CULTURED SKIM MILK, YOGURT CULTURE], NONFAT DRY MILK SOLIDS, SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER], NATURAL FLAVOR), PALM AND/OR PALM KERNEL OIL, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, LIQUID INVERT SUGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, WHEY POWDER, YEAST, ENZYMES, SALT, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR.
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.


