Is M&S Food Dark Chocolate Mini Orange Jaffa Cakes Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, glucose-fructose syrup, dark chocolate (19%) (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, dried whey (milk), emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, rapeseed lecithin, vanilla flavouring), wheat flour (contains gluten), palm oil, pasteurised egg, concentrated orange juice, humectant: sorbitol, gelling agent: pectins, acidity regulator: citric acid, orange flavouring, raising agents: sodium bicarbonate, diphosphates, emulsifier: mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, wheat starch (contains gluten). Contains Milk, Wheatflour, Egg.

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.

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