Is Waitrose 6 Belgian Milk Chocolate & Salted Caramel Cookies Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Belgian milk chocolate chunks (17%) (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavouring), sugar, palm oil (certified sustainable), water, salted caramel pieces (5%) (sugar, glucose syrup, sweetened condensed milk, palm oil (certified sustainable), butter oil (milk), salt, flavouring, water), rapeseed oil, salted butter (butter (milk), salt), maltodextrin, invert sugar syrup, humectant (vegetable glycerol), coconut oil, milk whey powder, raising agents (sodium carbonates, diphosphates), molasses (molasses), flavourings (contain milk, barley), sea salt, emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids) Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa. Find out more at ra.org

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.

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