Is McVitie's Family Circle Biscuit Assortment Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Colour (Carotenes), Natural Flavourings, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Salt, Glucose Syrup, Dextrose, Invert Sugar Syrup, Raspberry Jam [Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Raspberries, Sugar, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidity Regulator, Sodium Citrates), Acid (Citric Acid), Natural Flavouring], Vegetable Oil (Palm), Sugar, Dried Whey (Milk), Milk Chocolate Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Skimmed Milk, Cocoa Mass, Dried Whey (Milk), Vegetable Fats (Shea, Palm), Butter Oil (Milk), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Natural Flavouring], Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Wheat Starch, Barley Malt Extract, Rolled Oats, Chocolate Chips [Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifier (Soya 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.

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