Is Gingerbread Cottage Kit, Sweetarts, Nerds Assorted Candy, Tangy Candy, Assorted, Tangy Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
GINGERBREAD PANELS: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AND FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: PALM OIL, COCONUT OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL), INVERTED SUGAR, GINGER, CINNAMON, LEAVENING (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: AMMONIUM BICARBONATE AND SODIUM BICARBONATE), SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, SOY LECITHIN AND SODIUM METABISULFITE. ICING: POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, FOOD STARCH), WATER, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), SALT, STEARIC ACID, AGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE (AS PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM BENZOATE (AS PRESERVATIVE), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. NERDS: DEXTROSE, SUGAR, MALIC ACID, LESS THAN 2% OF CORN SYRUP, NATURAL FLAVORS, CARNAUBA WAX, CARMINE COLOR, BLUE 1, BLUE 1 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6. SWEETARTS: DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN, DL-MALIC ACID, 2% OR LESS OF CALCIUM STEARATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, BLUE 1 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE.
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.


