Is Gingerbread House kit Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Gingerbread Mix (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Light Brown Sugar, Ginger, Raising Agent: Sodium Bicarbonate), Royal Icing Mix (Sugar, Dried Egg White), Coloured Sugar Coated Cocoa Candy Beans (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whey Powder (Cows' Milk), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Rice Starch, Whole Cows' Milk Powder, Emulsifier: Sunflower Lecithin; Glazing Agents: Acacia Gum, Beeswax, Shellac, Carnauba Wax; Plant Extracts: Grape, Radish, Blackcurrant, Lemon, Safflower, Spirulina; Barley Malt Extract).

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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