Is Goya Golden Maria Sandwich Cookies With Chocolate Flavored Filling Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Wheat Flour, Chocolate Flavored Filling (Sugar Vegetable Oils [Palm and Palm Kernel Oil], Cocoa Powder, Wheat Starch, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor), Glucose Syrup, Palm Oil Sugar, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Whey Protein Concentrate and Nonfat Dry Milk, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Metabisulfite, Artificial, Flavor, Glaze (Casein, Dextrose).
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.


