This product may or may not be Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 1 ingredient that may not comply.

Is Mentos Fruit Chewy Dragees Alpha-Gal Friendly?

This product may or may not be Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 1 ingredient that may not comply.
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Description

Small, colorful fruit-flavored candies deliver a crisp outer shell with a soft, chewy center and a variety of distinct fruity tastes. Consumers commonly use them for casual snacking, movie treats, party bags, or candy bowls. Reviews often praise flavor assortment and portability while noting that sweetness intensity varies among individuals.

Ingredients

sugar, glucose syrup (corn), reconstituted fruit juices (strawberry, orange, lemon) (2.5%), hydrogenated vegetable oil (coconut), acid (citric acid), rice starch, thickners (gum arabic, gellan gum (flavourings, glazing agent (carnauba wax), emulsifier (sucrose esters of fatty acids), colours (carotene, beet red).

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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

Mentos Fruit Chewy Dragees is available at 1 retailer

Woolworths

About this product

Candy · Candy Piece

Flavor
FruityAcidic
Texture
ChewyCrunchy
Commonly used for
SnackingOn The Go
Alpha-Gal Friendly? Mentos Fruit Chewy Dragees | Spoonful