Is Schar Gluten Free Fruit Bars Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Ingredients
Fruit Filling, Glucose Syrup, Fig Paste , Sugar, Oligofructose Syrup, Water, Stabilizers (Cellulose, Pectin), Prune Juice Concentrate , Acid (Citric Acid), Acidity Regulators (Sodium Citrate, Calcium Citrate), Elderberry Concentrate, Natural Flavour), Maize Starch, Brown Sugar, Palm Fat, Millet Flour 3%, Soya Flour, Soya Bran, Rice Bran, Gluten Free Oat Flakes 2%, Whole Rice Flour 1, Buckwheat Flour 0, Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Maize Starch, Biologically Active Vitamins From Quinoa Sprouts, Acerola Cherries, Blakeslea Trispora And Sunflowers, Raising Agents (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Ammonium Hydrogen Carbonate), Salt, Natural Flavour
Look up any ingredient →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.


