Is McVitie's Digestives Cookie Crunch Slices Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Milk Chocolate, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Whey (Milk), Butter Oil (Milk), Vegetable Fats (Shea, Palm), Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476), Natural Flavouring), Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Golden Syrup (Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup), Glucose-fructose Syrup, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Sugar, Emulsifiers (E471, E472e, Soya Lecithin), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavourings, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Tartaric Acid), Salt, Product Contains 40% Crushed Cookies And 6% Digestives Biscuit Pieces

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.

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