Is Pizza, Chocolate Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Milk, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Liquor, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Vanillin (Artificial Flavor)), Potatoes Cooked In Vegetable Oil (Peanut, Cottonseed, Corn, Or Soybean Oil), Salt, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Starch, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Silicon Dioxide (Anti-caking Agent), Vital Wheat Gluten, Corn Syrup), Sodium Bicarbonate, Yeast, Unbleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour), High Oleic Canola, Palm Oil, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cornstarch, Leavening (Baking Soda, Calcium Phosphate), Palm Kernel Oil, Non-fat Milk, Sweet Dairy Whey (Milk), Lactose (Milk), Milk Fat, Buttermilk, Sodium Caseinate (Milk), Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed, Soybean), Dextrin, Confectionary Glaze, Red 40, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 & 6, Blue 1 Lake, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Carnauba Wax, Powdered Milk, Cocoa, Maltodextrin, Natural Waxes, Titanium Dioxide, Artificial Colors (Carmine Lake, Red 3), Graham Flour (Whole Grain Wheat Flour), Honey
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.


