No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 3 ingredients that may not comply.

Is McVitie's Hobnobs Snack Bar Salted Caramel Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 3 ingredients that may not comply.
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Ingredients

Rolled Oats 34%, Glucose Syrup, Milk Chocolate 12% (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Whey (Milk), Butter Oil (Milk), Vegetable Fats (Sal, Shea, Palm), Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476), Natural Flavouring), Vegetable Oil (Palm), Wheat Flakes 4,5% (Wheat Flour, Wheat Bran, Sugar, Barley Malt Extract, Salt, Honey), Crisped Cereals 4,5% (Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Rice Flour, Sugar, Malted Barley Flour, Malted Wheat Flour, Salt, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed), Calcium Carbonate, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin)), Wholemeal Wheat Flour 4,5%, Sugar, Humectant (Glycerine), Maltodextrin, Water, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Salt, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E472e), Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Natural Flavouring, Glucose-fructose Syrup, Product Contains 21% Hobnobs 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.

Where to buy

McVitie's Hobnobs Snack Bar Salted Caramel is available at 1 retailer

Ocado

About this product

Snack · Bar

Flavor
SweetSaltyChocolateyButtery
Texture
CrunchyCreamy
Commonly used for
SnackingOn The GoBreakfast
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