Is Taza Perfectly Unrefined Dark Chocolate Cookie Crunch Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Cacao Beans*, Cane Sugar*, Chocolate Cookies* (Gluten-Free Whole Oat Flour*, Cane Sugar*, Apple Juice from Concentrate*, High Oleic Safflower Oil*, Demerara Sugar*, Tapioca Starch*, Non-Alkalized Cocoa Powder*, Baking Soda [Sodium Bicarbonate], Pure Vanilla Extract*, Salt, Baking Powder, Sunflower Lecithin*, Xanthan Gum, Rosemary Extract*), Cocoa Butter*, Sea Salt, Sunflower Lecithin*. *Organic Ingredient. May Contain Traces of Tree Nuts and Sesame Seeds.
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.


