Is Marinela Apricot Tartinas Filled Cookies, Apricot Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
FILLING (SUGAR, GLUCOSE, MEXICAN HAWTHORN PULP, PEACH PULP, WATER, GLYCEROL, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN), PECTIN, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM), CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, CELLULOSE, XANTHAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, ACACIA GUM, SODIUM CITRATE, PRESERVATIVE (POTASSIUM SORBATE), SALT, TURMERIC AND CARMINE (COLORS), ASCORBIC ACID], WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (CANOLA OIL, PALM AND FRACTIONATED PALM OIL), WATER, CORNSTARCH, EGGS, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, WHEY (MILK), SODIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), ENRICHMENT (THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, NIACIN, FOLIC ACID, REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE).
Look up any ingredient →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.


