Is Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Dark Chocolate & Stem Ginger Cookies Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Belgian Dark Chocolate (38%) (sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Flavouring), Fortified Wheat Flour (wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Candied Stem Ginger (13%) (ginger, Sugar), Butter (13%) (cows' Milk), Sugar, Oats, Ginger Powder, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates; Lemon Oil, Cinnamon, Nutmeg. Dark Chocolate Contains: Cocoa Solids 46% Minimum. Contains Soya, Wheat, Milk and Oats.

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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