Is Umpqua Caramel Cone Ice Cream - 1.75 Quart Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Fresh Milk & Cream, Sucrose, Corn Syrup, Caramel Variegate (Corn Syrup, Grade A Milk, Water, Sugar, Butter (Cream, Salt), Pectin, Soy Lecithin), Milk Chocolate Waffle Cones (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Waffle Cones (Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Riboflavin, Reduced Iron, Folic Acid), Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Vegetable Shortening: (Soybean And/or Palm Oils), Soy Lecithin, Salt), Natural Cocoa, Whole Milk Powder, Butter Fat, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Nonfat Dry Milk, Whey, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, Artificial Vanilla Flavor, Annatto (Color)
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.


