Is Sweet & Salty Snack Variety Pack Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
Organic Rice Syrup, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Tapioca Syrup Solids, Water, Organic Pear Juice Concentrate, Pectin, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C), Organic Natural Flavor, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Color (organic black carrot, organic black currant extracts), Organic Carnauba Wax, Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Expeller-Pressed Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt, Organic Cheddar Cheese (pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, salt, non-animal enzymes), Organic Nonfat Dry Milk, Organic Paprika, Organic Yeast, Monocalcium Phosphate, Baking Soda, Organic Onion Powder, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Annatto (color), Organic Celery Seed, Non-Animal Enzymes, Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Expeller-Pressed Sunflower Oil, Organic Corn Flour, Organic Whole Wheat Flour (graham flour), Organic Invert Cane Syrup, Organic Natural Flavor, Organic Rice Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Organic Potato Starch, Baking Soda, Sea Salt, Color (organic blueberry juice, red radish juice, red cabbage juice, organic carrot juice, organic turmeric, organic annatto), Organic Rosemary Extract (to protect flavor)
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.