Is White Chocolate & Pistachio Cookie Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
White Chocolate And Pistachio Cookies Gluten Free Oats, Margarine (Vegetable Oils (Palm And Rapeseed Oil In Varying Proportions) Water, Salt, Emulsifier (Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids), Natural Vegetable Colours (Annatto/curcumin Natural Flavouring), Sugar, White Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Full Cream Milk Powder, Wheypowder, Non-hydrogenated Vegetable Fat, Emulsifier Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Flavour, Pistachio Nuts
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.


