Is Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Maize Starch, Modified Starch, Rice Flour, Raising Agents (450 & 500), Soy Flour, Sugar, Margarine (Vegetable Oil, Water, Milk Solids, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Flavour, Citric Acid, Carotenes, Vitamins A & D), Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Vegetable Fat, Cocoa Powder, Soy Lecithin, Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate, Sorbitan Tristearate, Cocoa Solids), Butter, Egg, Cocoa Powder, Milk Powder, Vanilla, Xanthan Gum
Look up any ingredient →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.


