Is H-E-B Chocolate Iced with Sprinkles Donut Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
YEAST DONUT (ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM AND/OR COTTONSEED AND/OR CANOLA OIL), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: ASCORBIC ACID (DOUGH CONDITIONER), BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), CORN STARCH, SOY FLOUR (DEFATTED), DEXTROSE, EGGS, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, WHEY (MILK), YEAST), CHOCOLATE SPREAD N ICE (SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, CANOLA OIL), CORN SYRUP, FRUCTOSE, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), WATER, DEXTROSE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: CULTURED DEXTROSE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVOR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE), RAINBOW SPRINKLES (SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM, PALM KERNEL OIL), CORNSTARCH, CONFECTIONER’S GLAZE, DEXTRIN, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, PURPLE COLOR (SOY LECITHIN, RED 3, BLUE 1), YELLOW 5 LAKE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, RED 3, CARNAUBA WAX).
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.


