Is M&S Collection Chocolate Palette Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Dried Whole Milk, Glucose Syrup, Hazelnuts, Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk (Skimmed Milk, Sugar), Evaporated Milk, Coconut Oil, Dried Skimmed Milk, Butter (Milk), Humectant: Sorbitol, Invert Sugar Syrup, Flavourings, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Sunflower Lecithin, Dried Whey (Milk), Dried Lactose (Milk), Rice Flour, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Freeze-Dried Raspberries, Caramelised Sugar, Salt, Sea Salt, Milk Fat, Concentrated Raspberry Purée, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, E331, Concentrated Raspberry Juice, Maltodextrin, Fruit, Plant and Vegetable Concentrates (Safflower, Radish, Lemon, Apple, Blackcurrant), Preservative: E200, Dried Beetroot, Stabiliser: Carrageenan, Colour: Anthocyanins (from Black Carrots), Milk Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 40% minimum, Milk Solids 20% minimum, Dark Chocolate contains Cocoa Solids 53% minimum, White Chocolate contains Milk Solids 21% minimum
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.


