Is VALUED NATURALS, YOGURT PRETZELS Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Yogurt Coating (Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil and Palm Oil, Reduced Mineral Whey Powder, Sweet Whey (Milk), Whole Milk Powder, Nonfat Dry Milk, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Nonfat Yogurt Powder (Cultured Whey and Nonfat Milk), Soy Lecithin (an Emulsifier), Lactic Acid, Natural Flavors, Salt and Vanilla), Pretzels (Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Starch, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Silicon Dioxide (Anti-Caking Agent)), Salt, Corn Syrup, Vegetable Oil (May Contain One or More of the Following: Corn, Canola, Cottonseed, Soybean), Sodium Bicarbonate, Yeast).
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.


