Is Picard 16 Macarons Frozen Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 7 ingredients that do not comply and 3 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

whole milk powder
skimmed milk powder
milk
butter
carrageenan
dairy
cream
natural vanilla flavouring 0
natural flavouring
natural vanilla flavouring

whole milk powder

Dietitian note

Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

Icing sugar, (sugar, anti-caking agent: corn starch), powdered ALMONDS 19.2%, EGG white from free-range hens (liquid, pasteurised) 16.6%, raspberry extract 5.8% (raspberry pieces and raspberry pur�e, sugar, lemon juice, gelling agent: pectins), cream [cream (DAIRY), stabiliser: carrageenan], sugar, chocolate 2.7% (cocoa paste, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: SOYA lecithin), butter (MILK), white chocolate extract [white chocolate (sugar, whole MILK powder, cocoa butter, emulsifier: SOYA lecithin, natural vanilla flavouring), rapeseed oil], whole EGG from free-range hens (liquid, pasteurised) 1%, powdered EGG white from free-range hens 1%, corn starch, PISTACHIO base preparation 0.7% (green PISTACHIO 0.3%, sugar, water, natural flavouring), white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole MILK powder, emulsifier: SOYA lecithin, natural vanilla flavouring), colouring (beetroot red, turmeric), skimmed MILK powder, PISTACHIO pur�e 0.4%, natural vanilla flavouring 0.4%, ALMOND pur�e, BARLEY malt extract, low-fat cocoa powder, wheat glucose syrup, spirulina, stabiliser: xantham gum, gelling agent: pectin, extracted black vanilla seeds 0.02%.�

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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.