Is Jeni's Dairy Free Banana Cream Pudding Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Coconut Cream, Water, Cane Sugar; Vanilla Wafer Gravel [gluten Free Flour (sweet White Rice Flour, Whole Grain Brown Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Whole Grain Sweet White Sorghum Flour, Tapioca Flour, Xanthan Gum), Vegan Spread (oil Blend Coconut Oil, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Palm Fruit Oil, Water, Sunflower Lecithin, Tocopherols, Natural Flavor, Organic Annatto Extract (color), Sugar, Tapioca Syrup, Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract, Oat Flour (whole Grain Oats), Brown Sugar, Gluten Free Baking Powder (sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Sea Salt), Tapioca Syrup. Banana Puree Banana, Citric Acid. Ascorbicacid), Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract, Turmeric (color), Sea Salt, Carob Bean Gum, Sunflower Lecithin. Contains: Tree Nuts (coconut).
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.


