Is Bakery Fresh Goodness Strawberry Cheese Coffee Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Ingredients
Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% of: Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate [A Preservative], Citric Acid, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate Added, Beta Carotene [Color], Whey, Vitamin D), Water, Sugar, Whole Eggs, Strawberry Filling (Strawberries, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Syrup, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate [as Preservatives], Locust Bean Gum, Sodium Citrate, Xanthan Gum, Red 40, Blue 1, Salt, Lactic Acid, Sodium Sulfate), Milk, Neufchatel Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk and Cream, Salt, Carob Bean Gum), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Hydrated Monoglyceride (Water, Monoglycerides), Contains 2% or Less of: Corn Syrup, Nonfat Milk, Palm Oil, Yeast, Salt, Milk Protein Concentrate, Cheese Culture, Modified Corn Starch, Carob Bean Gum, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Tapioca Dextrin, Lactic Acid, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Artificial Flavor, Mono- and Diglycerides, Citric Acid, Casein, Whey, Dextrose, Calcium Lactate, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Agar, Sodium Bicarbonate, Xanthan Gum, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Color, Ascorbic Acid, Apocarotenal (For Color), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative)
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.


