Is Starburst Original Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Description
Chewy, fruit-flavored square candies offer bright, concentrated sweet-and-tart flavors with a soft, pliable texture. Commonly eaten as a portable snack, party treat, or shared from multi-packs, they appear in lunches and candy bowls. Customer reviews highlight nostalgic taste and consistent chewiness, with occasional complaints about flavor variation and melting issues.
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Why it's a maybe for alpha-gal friendly
- gelatin
- natural and artificial flavours
gelatin
Dietitian noteGelatin comes from the skin, cartilage, and bones of animals and may contain alpha-gal.
Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts
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Description
Chewy, fruit-flavored square candies offer bright, concentrated sweet-and-tart flavors with a soft, pliable texture. Commonly eaten as a portable snack, party treat, or shared from multi-packs, they appear in lunches and candy bowls. Customer reviews highlight nostalgic taste and consistent chewiness, with occasional complaints about flavor variation and melting issues.
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500K+ downloads • 4.6★ rating
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Ingredients
Corn Syrup, Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Citric Acid, Icing Sugar, Tapioca Dextrin, Natural And Artificial Flavours, Gelatin, Apple Juice From Concentrate, Modified Corn Starch, Colours (With Tartrazine)
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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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Yes! We believe this product is dairy free as there are no dairy ingredients listed on the label.
Details →This product may or may not be gluten free as it lists 1 ingredient that could contain gluten depending on the source. We recommend contacting the manufacturer directly to confirm.
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Starburst Original is available at 2 retailers
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