Is Waitrose Cookies Milk Chocolate Chip Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), milk chocolate, sugar, dried full cream milk, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavouring), salted butter (butter (milk), salt), dark chocolate chips, sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavouring), sugar, salt, dark chocolate contains cocoa solids 39% minimum, milk chocolate contains cocoa solids 32% minimum, milk solids 21% minimum
Look up any ingredient →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.


