This product may or may not be Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 1 ingredient that may not comply.

Is Sainsbury's Free From Gluten, Milk Shortbread Alpha-Gal Friendly?

This product may or may not be Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 1 ingredient that may not comply.
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Lightly sweet with a rich, simple flavor and a crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth texture, these biscuits are commonly eaten with tea or coffee, used for dunking, snacking, or packed in lunchboxes. Customer reviews note dependable taste, fragile crumb that can break easily, and overall suitability as an everyday sweet biscuit, widely available.

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Ingredients

Rice Flour, Sugar, Margarine (palm Fat, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Palm Oil, Salt, Emulsifier: Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids), Palm Oil, Cornflour, Soya Flour, Flavouring, Salt. Contains Soya.

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.

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Flavor
SweetButtery
Texture
Crunchy
Commonly used for
SnackingBreakfast
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