Is Waitrose Double Chocolate Muffins Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, folic acid, iron, niacin, thiamin), rapeseed oil, pasteurised free range egg, milk chocolate chunks (10%) (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavouring), water, humectant (vegetable glycerol), fat reduced cocoa powder, white chocolate chunks (4%) (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavouring), maize starch, milk whey powder, raising agents (disodium diphosphate, potassium hydrogen carbonate), milk protein concentrate, tapioca starch, rice starch, acidity regulator (potassium carbonate), flavourings, preservative (potassium sorbate), emulsifiers (polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, lecithin), milk proteins, stabiliser (xanthan gum), enzymes (contain wheat) Fairtrade cocoa may be mixed with non-certified cocoa, on a mass balance basis. Visit info.fairtrade.net/sourcing

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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