Is Private Selection® Berry Dipped Cheesecake Bites Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
CREAM CHEESE (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers (carob bean and/or guar gums)), CHOCOLATE COMPOUND (sugar, vegetable oils (palm kernel, palm), cocoa, lactose (milk), sunflower lecithin (emulsifier), vanilla (milk)), CANE SUGAR, PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK & CREAM, EGGS, STRAWBERRIES, SOUR CREAM (cultured cream), BUTTER OIL, ENRICHED FLOUR (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), WATER, HONEY, TAPIOCA FLOUR, BLUEBERRIES, SALT, CRYSTALLIZED LEMON (citric acid, lemon oil, lemon juice), FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE (color), CAROB BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM.
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.


