Is SMART CHOICE Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Flour blend (whole grain wheat flour, enrichedwheat flour & enriched bleached wheat flour [niacin, reducediron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, maltedbarley flour]), sugar, chocolate chips (sugar, chocolateliquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin), trans-free margarine(soybean oil, palm oil, water, salt, mono & diglycerides,soybean lecithin, sodium benzoate, natural butter flavor,annatto, vitamin A), corn syrup, egg, soybean/canola oil, nonfat dry milk, glycerine, baking soda, natural vanilla flavor,salt.

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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