Is Lemon Butter Cookies Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Wheat Flour (Contain Gluten), Sugar, Butter, Margarine (Contain One Or More Of The Following Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat And Oil, (Soybean, Canola, Sunflower, Palm, Palm Kernel, Coconut) Water, Salt, Acidity Regulator, (Citric Acid), Emulsifier: (Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids)), Cocnut, Orange Peel (Sugar, Orange Peel, Water, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Eggs, Natural Flavors, Raising Agent (Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Carbonates), Lemon Peel, Salt
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.


