Is Harrods Dark Chocolate Selection Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Dark Chocolate (58%) [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Skimmed Cocoa Powder, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin], Milk Chocolate (9%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin; Natural Vanilla Flavouring], Sugar, White Chocolate (6%) [Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin; Natural Vanilla Flavouring], Glucose Syrup, Butter Oil (Milk), Evaporated Milk, Beurre d'Isigny (2%) [Cream (Milk), Lactic Starter], Cherries, Margarine [Vegetable Fat (Palm), Vegetable Oil (Sunflower), Water, Salt, Emulsifier: Sunflower Lecithin; Skimmed Milk Powder, Flavour: Butter; Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid], Water, Hazelnuts, Vegetable Fat [Palm Kernel, Palm, Sunflower], Flavours: Coffee, Cherry, Vanilla, Cocoa Nibs, Cocoa Butter, Cream (Milk), Almonds, Coffee, Soya Flour, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower), Sel de Gu�rande, Colours: Titanium Dioxide, Beetroot Red, Carotene, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Dark Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 49% minimum, Milk Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 32% minimum and Milk Solids 18% minimum, White Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 24% minimum and Milk Solids 24% minimum
Look up any ingredient →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.


