Is No Name Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwiches Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 4 ingredients that do not comply and 2 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

carrageenan
modified milk
cream
sugars
dextrose
natural flavour

carrageenan

Dietitian note

Although not derived from mammals, carrageenan (extracted from red algae) contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

Ice cream: Sugars (sugar, glucose), Cream, Modified milk ingredients, Cookie pieces (sugar, enriched wheat flour, palm oil, soybean oil, cocoa, corn flour, soy lecithin, unsweetened chocolate, salt, corn starch, baking soda, natural flavour, modified milk ingredients), Soy mono- and diglycerides, Carob bean gum, Cellulose gum, Guar gum, Carrageenan, Natural flavour. Wafers: Enriched wheat flour, Sugars (sugar/ glucose-fructose, dextrose), Caramel colour, Palm oil shortening, Corn flour, Modified corn starch, Baking soda, Soy lecithin, Soy mono- and diglycerides, Salt, Cocoa.

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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.