Is Harris Teeter Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookies, 4 ct Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 3 ingredients that do not comply and 4 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

pasteurized cream salt
butter
milk
natural and artificial flavor
vitamin a palmitate
natural butter flavor
riboflavin

pasteurized cream salt

Dietitian note

Cream is composed of the fat layer skimmed from the top of milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

Bleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, and Folic Acid), Sugar, Semisweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor, Milk), Vegetable Oil (Palm), Eggs, Butter (Pasteurized Cream Salt), Margarine [Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Monoglycerides, Natural Butter Flavor, Citric Acid, Vitamin A Palmitate and Beta Carotene (Color), Milk], High Fructose Corn Syrup, Molasses Water, Salt, Baking Soda, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate.

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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.