Is Kid's Candy Mix Jar Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 2 ingredients that do not comply and 1 ingredient that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • pork gelatine
  • beef gelatine
  • calcium carbonate

pork gelatine

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from pigs and thus contains mammalian meat.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

Fizzy Cola Bottles: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Maize Starch, Modified Potato Starch, Beef Gelatine, Acid: Citric Acid Sodium Bicarbonate, Colour: Plain Caramel; Glazing Agent: Gum Arabic, Flavouring, Jelly Beans: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Maize Starch, Water, Acid: Citric Acid; Colours: Anthocyanins, Vegetable Carbon, Lutein, Carotenes; Glazing Agents: Shellac, Carnauba Wax, Beeswax; Flavourings; Vegetable Oils (Palm, Coconut), Stabiliser: Gum Arabic; Plant Extracts (Safflower, Spirulina), Giant Strawberries: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Modified Potato Starch, Maize Starch, Water, Acid: Citric Acid; Beef Gelatine, Flavouring, Plant Concentrates (Safflower, Spirulina), Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Palm), Colour: Anthocyanins; Glazing Agents: Carnauba Wax, Beeswax, Fizzy Bubblegum Bottles: Glucose-Syrup, Sugar, Pork Gelatine, Acids: Citric Acid, Malic Acid; Acidity Regulator: Sodium Malate; Calcium Carbonate, Flavouring, Colours: Carmines, Brilliant Blue FCF

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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.

Where to buy

Kid's Candy Mix Jar is available at 1 retailer

Asda

About this product

Candy · Piece

Flavor
FruitySweet
Texture
Chewy
Commonly used for
SnackingOn The Go