Is Morrisons Strawberry & Cream Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Reconstituted Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Glucose Syrup, Partially Reconstituted Whey Powder (Milk), Sugar, Coconut Oil, Strawberry Purée (5%), White Chocolate Curls (3%) (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Whole Milk, Lactose (Milk), Whey Powder (Milk), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Vanilla Extract), Water, Double Cream (Milk) (1%), Cornflour, Flavouring, Emulsifier (Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum), Colours (Anthocyanins, Beetroot Red, Curcumin, Carotenes), Acid (Citric Acid), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates)
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.


