Is Kroger® Kaleidos Mint Double Filled Chocolate Sandwich Cookies Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Ingredients
Sugar, Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Palm, Soybean (With Tbhq For Freshness)), Dextrose, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Corn Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Salt, Leavening (Baking Soda, Calcium Phosphate), Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Cocoa Powder, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Caramel Color, Gum Acacia
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.


