Is 8 Chocolate Stars Cupcakes Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, unsalted butter (milk), pasteurised free range egg, rapeseed oil, water, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, folic acid, iron, niacin, thiamin), dried buttermilk, humectant (vegetable glycerol), cocoa powder, milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa mass, milk whey powder, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavouring), modified maize starch, fat reduced cocoa powder, emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, propane-1;2-diol esters of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate), raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, diphosphates), milk whey powder, salt, cocoa mass, wheat gluten, wheat flour, glucose syrup, wheat malt flour, palm oil (certified sustainable), wheat starch, cocoa butter, glazing agent (gum arabic), stabiliser (tragacanth), flavouring, colours (titanium dioxide, curcumin, iron oxide) 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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