Is The Cookie Department Tough Cookie Peanut Butter & Toffee -- 3 oz Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Wheat Flour, Enriched (Wheat Flour, Malted, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Crunchy Peanut Butter (Dry Roasted Peanuts, Salt), Brown Sugar, Evaporated Cane Sugar, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Algae Butter, Water, Butter (Cream, Salt), Toffee (Sugar, Rice Syrup, Coconut Oil, Agar Gum, Salt, Natural Flavors (Caramel Color), Soy Lecithin, Caramel Color, Annatto Color), Date Paste, Protein Powder (Partially Hydrolyzed Milk Protein Isolate, Milk Protein Isolate), Invert Sugar (Dextrose, Fructose), Eggs, Vanilla, Sea Salt, Baking Soda, Sugar Gum, Baking Powder, Contains Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat, Peanuts, Contains Egg, Peanuts
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.


