Is Marketside Milk Chocolate Graham Crackers, 10 oz Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milk, Unsweetened Chocolate, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Vanilla Extract), Graham Cracker (Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Whole Wheat Flour, Cane Syrup, High Oleic Safflower Oil, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Honey, Molasses, Contains Less Than 2% Of Each Of The Following: Baking Soda, Salt, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Cream Of Tartar), Orange Colored Sugar (Sugar, Confectioner's Glaze, Fd&c Yellow 6, Carnauba Wax), Gold Colored Sugar (Sugar, Artificial Color, Confectioner's Glaze, Corn Syrup, Gum Arabic, Fd&c Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake, Carnauba Wax, Fd&c Red 40 Aluminum Lake, Fd&c Blue 2 Aluminum Lake, Fd&c Yellow 6 Aluminum Lake, Hydroxylated Soy Lecithin)
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.


