Is PALMER'S CANDIES, THE CANDY SHOPPE ZESTY BAR MIX Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 11 ingredients that do not comply and 7 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • whey
  • buttermilk
  • sour cream cultures
  • cheese cultures
  • dried cheddar cheese
  • reduced lactose whey
  • nonfat milk
  • cultured buttermilk
  • natural and artificial flavors
  • riboflavin
  • enzymes
  • malted barley flour as a natural enzyme additive
  • +6 more

whey

Dietitian note

Whey is a protein found in milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

WHEAT FLOUR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, FRUCTOSE, CORN SYRUP, ONION POWDER, MUSTARD FLOUR, DISTILLED WATER, VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD SEED, TUMERIC, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, HONEY TUMERIC EXTRACTIVE, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, YEAST, NATURAL FLAVOR, VINEGAR SOLIDS, PEANUTS, VEGETABLE OIL (PEANUT AND/OR COCONUT), CORN SYRUP, SALT, BLANCED WHEAT FLOUR (CONTAINS MALTED BARLEY FLOUR AS A NATURAL ENZYME ADDITIVE) SOYBEAN OIL, SEASAME SEED, BULGAR WHEAT, SEASONING [TOMATO POWDER, SALT, CORN FLOUR, TABASCO POWDER (RED PEPPER VINEGAR, SALT), SOUR CREAM POWDER (CREAM, MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED BUTTERMILK, REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, NONFAT MILK, NATURAL FLAVOR, SODIUM CITRATE, SOUR CREAM CULTURES), GREEN BELL PEPPER POWDER, SPICES, GARLIC POWDER, JALAPENO PEPPER POWDER, CITRIC ACID, BEET POWDER, TUMERIC, CORN MESA, DRIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DRIED TOMATO, DRIED ONION AND GARLIC, WHEY, BUTTERMILK, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, YELLOW 6 LAKE, SPICE, PAPRIKA AND TUMERIC OLEORESINS, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, RED 40 LAKE, WHOLE WHITE CORN, DEXTROSE, TORULA YEAST, ONION, HYDROGENATED PROTEIN, SMOKE FLAVORING, EXTRACT OF PAPRIKA AND SPICES.

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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.

About this product

Candy · Powder

Flavor
SavorySpicySaltyGarlicky
Texture
Crunchy
Commonly used for
SnackingBaking