Is ASDA Toffee Cheesecake Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Ingredients
Wheat Flour, Low Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Single Cream (Milk), Low Fat Yogurt (Milk), Toffee Sauce, Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk (Skimmed Milk, Sugar), Sugar, Water, Glucose Syrup, Concentrated Butter (Milk), Maize Starch, Milk Extract, Flavouring, Gelling Agent (Pectins)), Sugar, Palm Fat, Rapeseed Oil, Egg, Water, Brown Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Wheat Starch, Invert Sugar Syrup, Whey Powder (Milk), Skimmed Milk Powder, Dried Egg White, Emulsifier (Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids), Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates, Ammonium Carbonates), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)
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.


