Is Minis Chocolate Covered Coconut Cookies, Whippet Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Real Chocolate Coating (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa, Soya Lecithin, Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate, Butter Oil, Natural Flavour, Salt), Sugar/glucose-fructose, Coconut, Rice Flour, Whey Powder, Butter, Wheat Flour, Water, Modified Corn Starch, Vegetable Oil Shortening (Contains Palm Kernel Oil And Modified Palm Oil), Corn Starch, Salt, Fancy Molasses, Wheat Gluten, Potassium Sorbate, Vegetable Glycerin, Baking Soda, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Baking Powder, Soya Lecithin, Natural Flavour, Contains: Wheat, Soya And Milk, May Contain Sesame Seeds, Baked In A Peanut Free Facility
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.


