Is Picard 10 Mini Chocolate Cones Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Wafer 25% [WHEAT flour (GLUTEN), sugar, cocoa vegetable fat, emulsifying agent: sunflower lecithin, salt, caramelised sugar syrup], dark chocolate 19.4% [sugar, cocoa paste, cocoa butter, concentrated butter (MILK), emulsifiers (SOYA lecithin, polyglycerol polyricinoleate)], single cream (MILK) 14.8%, rehydrated skimmed MILK, low-fat cocoa coating 10% (cocoa and shea butter vegetable fat, sugar, low-fat cocoa powder, emulsifying agent: SOYA lecithin), chocolate powder 5% (sugar, cocoa powder), wheat and/or corn glucose/fructose syrup, water, whey (MILK), low-fat cocoa powder 1.1%, amaretti pieces 1.1% [sugar, WHEAT flour (GLUTEN), EGG white (liquid, pasteurised), apricot kernel, baking powders (sodium carbonate, ammonium carbonate), natural apricot kernel flavouring], sugar, wheat and/or corn glucose syrup, MILK protein concentrate, emulsifying agent: mono- and diglycerides of fatty vegetable acids, stabiliser (locust bean gum, guar gum), MILK protein concentrate.
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.


