Is Green & Black's Organic Vanilla Caramel Nut Ice Cream Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Whole Milk #, Double Cream # (from Milk) (16%), Caramel Sauce # (14%) (Invert Sugar Syrup #, Water, Sugar #, Double Cream # (from Milk), Light Brown Sugar #, Unsalted Butter (from Milk) #, Maize Starch #, Caramelised Sugar Syrup #, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin #), Anglesey Sea Salt PDO, Flavouring), Sugar #, Skimmed Milk Powder #, Hazelnut Brittle # (4%) (Hazelnuts #, Sugar #), Egg Yolk #*, Stabiliser (Guar Gum #), Bourbon Vanilla Extract #, # = Organic ingredient, * = Produced to EU standards
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.


