Is Waitrose 5 Free From Chocolate Slices Alpha-Gal?

Description
Smooth chocolate flavour, thin pre-cut slices offer a creamy, meltable texture ideal for topping puddings or cookies, melting for sauces, or eating as a snack. Reviewers commonly note consistent portioning and convenient handling, with mixed comments on sweetness level and meltability depending on use, and packaging durability in transit too.

Description
Smooth chocolate flavour, thin pre-cut slices offer a creamy, meltable texture ideal for topping puddings or cookies, melting for sauces, or eating as a snack. Reviewers commonly note consistent portioning and convenient handling, with mixed comments on sweetness level and meltability depending on use, and packaging durability in transit too.
Ingredients
Pasteurised free range egg, dark chocolate (17%) (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), flavouring), rapeseed oil, sugar, ground almonds, icing sugar, wholegrain rice flour, glucose syrup, tapioca starch, fat reduced cocoa powder, palm oil (certified sustainable), acidity regulators (ascorbic acid, acetic acid), raising agents (monocalcium phosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate), preservatives (potassium sorbate, calcium propionate), dextrose, water, cornflour, emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids)
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.


