Is Sweet Joe's Hot & Gooey Red Velvet Cookie Dough 2 x 120g Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Ingredients
Fortified Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine), White Chocolate Chunks (24%) (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Whey Powder (Milk), Milk Sugar, Milk Fat, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin; Natural Vanilla Flavouring), Light Brown Sugar (Sugar, Cane Molasses, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup), Unsalted Butter (Milk), Pasteurised Egg, Sugar, Cornflour, Cocoa Powder (contains Acidity Regulator: Potassium Carbonate), Colour: Ponceau 4R (E124)*, Raising Agents: Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Salt, *Warning - May have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children
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.


