Is Raspberry & Belgian White Choc Cookies Alpha-Gal Friendly?

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

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • milk
  • butter
  • dried whole milk
  • diglycerides of fatty acids
  • glycerol
  • humectant

milk

Dietitian note

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

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

+2 more in the app

Keep checking with Spoonful

Explore available ingredient explanations and check other groceries against your dietary needs.

Product Image
Spoonful app scanning a product

Scan products instantly

500K+ users • 4.6★ rating

Download on App StoreGet it on Google Play

Free download • No credit card

Ingredients

Wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium, folic acid, iron, niacin, thiamin), Belgian white chocolate (19%) (sugar, cocoa butter, dried whole milk, emulsifier (soya lecithins), flavouring), Sugar, Vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed, coconut), Water, Butter (milk), Invert sugar syrup, Wheat flour, Humectant (glycerol), Freeze dried raspberry pieces (1%), Raising agents (diphosphates, sodium carbonates), Molasses, Flavouring, Salt, Emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids).

Check Raspberry & Belgian White Choc Cookies against your own diets in the app.

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.