Is ASDA Vanilla Reindeer Cheesecake 800g Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Full Fat Soft Cheese (26%) [Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Maize Starch, Salt, Stabilisers (Carob Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum)], Single Cream (Milk) (16%), Sugar, Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Whipping Cream (Milk) (11%), Palm Oil, Pasteurised Whole Egg, Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Maize Starch, Demerara Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Invert Sugar Syrup, Oat Flour, Whey Powder (Milk), Rice Starch, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifiers (Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Milk Protein, Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates, Ammonium Carbonates), Flavouring

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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