Is Gourmet Red, White & Blue Cookies, 12 ct Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
<p>Wheat Flour,Cheese(15%)(Cheese(69%) (Pasteurised Milk,Salt,Cultures,Enzyme (Non- Animal Rennet)),Processed Cheese(Water, Palm Oil,Modified Potato Starch,Milk Protein,Salt, Natural Flavouring,Natural Colour(160a)), Anti caking Agent(460),Preservative(200)),Water, Tomato Sauce (9%) (Water,Tomato,Herbs and Spices,Dehydrated Vegetables,Sugar,Salt,Canola Oil Food Acid(330)),Pepperoni(7%)(Pork,Beef,Salt Dextrose,Spices,Skim Milk Powder,Mineral Salt(451) Lactose (Milk),Antioxidant(316),Smoked Flavour, Preservatives (251,250),Culture),Yeast Wheat Gluten,Vegetable Oil (Palm,Canola),Iodised Salt,Yellow Pea Flour,Vitamins(Thiamin,Folate). </p><p>Contains: Gluten and Milk. </p><p>May be present: Egg, Peanuts, Soybeans, Sesame Seeds, Tree Nuts, Sulphites and Lupin. </p>
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.


