Is M&S Percy Pig Choc Corn Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Pink Confection (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Skimmed Milk, Butter Oil (Milk), Colour: Beetroot Red, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Flavourings), Raspberry Flavour Toffee Popcorn (Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Popcorn, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Unsalted Butter (Milk), Salt, Flavouring, Colour: Anthocyanins (from Red Radish)), Percy Pig™ Soft Fruit Flavour Gums made with Fruit Juice (Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Modified Potato Starch, Fruit Juice from Concentrates (3.5%) (Apple, Mandarin, Elderberry), Acid: Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Lactic Acid, Potato Protein, Flavourings, Fruit Concentrates (Red Grape, Elderberry), Gelling Agent: Pectin, Glazing Agent: Beeswax, Caramelised Sugar Syrup), Milk Chocolate Candy Coated Beans (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Skimmed Milk, Cocoa Mass, Dried Whey (Milk), Lactose (Milk), Butter Oil (Milk), Tapioca Starch, Colour: Beetroot Red, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Flavouring, Glazing Agent: Carnauba Wax, Shellac), Milk Chocolate contains: Cocoa Solids 25% minimum, Milk Solids 14% 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.


