Is Waitrose Chocolate Chest of Drawers Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Milk Chocolate, Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Flavourings), White Chocolate, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Flavourings), Dark Chocolate, Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Flavourings), Wheat Glucose Syrup, Evaporated Milk, Sugar, Coconut Oil, Unsalted Butter (Milk), Cocoa Butter, Sweetened Condensed Milk, Water, Humectant (Sorbitol Syrup), Whole Milk Powder, Pecan Nuts, Cocoa Mass, Invert Sugar Syrup, Flavourings, Marc De Champagne, Cream (Milk), Cream Powder (Milk), Passion Fruit Concentrate, Madagascan Vanilla Extract, Brandy, Sunflower Oil, Sorbic Acid), Mango Puree Concentrate, Dried Lime, Sea Salt, Dried Raspberries, Fruit And Vegetable Concentrates (Passionfruit Concentrate, Radish Concentrate, Spirulina Concentrate, Safflower Concentrate, Apple Concentrate, Blackcurrant Concentrate, Lemon Concentrate), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Salt, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Modified Maize Starch, Colours (Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides And Iron Hydroxides, Lutein), Potato Maltodextrin, Sugar Syrup, Sucrose Syrup, Citric Acid, White Chocolate Contains Cocoa Solids 28% Minimum, Milk Solids 21% Minimum, Dark Chocolate Contains Cocoa Solids 53% Minimum, Milk Chocolate Contains Cocoa Solids 31% Minimum, Milk Solids 23% Minimum
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.


