Is Grace Mini Chocolate Cookie Chips Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FERROUS FUMARATE, ZINC OXIDE, NIACINAMIDE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, COCONUT OIL AND PALM STEARIN), SUGAR, CHOCOLATE DROPS (SUGAR, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM KERNEL OIL), COCOA, GLUCOSE, SOY LECITHIN, IODIZED SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN STARCH, IODIZED SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, ALUMINIUM AND SODIUM SULFATE, CORN STARCH, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), COCOA, SOY LECITHIN, EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, SODIUM-2-STEAROYL LACTILATE), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID, TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RETINYL PALMITATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, CYANOCOBAIAMIN.
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.


