Is Hersheys Milk Chocolate, Snack Size 19.8 oz (1 lb 3.8 oz) 561 g Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Description
Creamy milk chocolate offers a familiar sweet cocoa flavor and smooth, melt-in-mouth texture; snack-size pieces are commonly enjoyed straight from the bag, used for baking, party favors, and holiday treats. Reviewers often cite consistent taste, convenient portioning, and suitability for sharing, while noting occasional variability in piece size, and packaging.
Why it's not alpha-gal friendly
- milk fat
- milk
- natural flavor
- lecithin
milk fat
Dietitian noteMilk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.
Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts
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Description
Creamy milk chocolate offers a familiar sweet cocoa flavor and smooth, melt-in-mouth texture; snack-size pieces are commonly enjoyed straight from the bag, used for baking, party favors, and holiday treats. Reviewers often cite consistent taste, convenient portioning, and suitability for sharing, while noting occasional variability in piece size, and packaging.
Ingredients
Milk , Chocolate ( Cane Sugar , Milk , Chocolate , Cocoa Butter , Milk Fat , Lecithin [ Soy ] , Natural Flavor ) .
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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.
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Often paired with Alpha-Gal Friendly
No. This product is not dairy free as it lists 2 ingredients that contain dairy.
Details →This product may or may not be gluten free as it lists 1 ingredient that could contain gluten depending on the source. We recommend contacting the manufacturer directly to confirm.
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Where to buy
Hersheys Milk Chocolate, Snack Size 19.8 oz (1 lb 3.8 oz) 561 g is available at 13 retailers
About this product
Candy · Bar


