Is BON APPETIT, CHEESE COFFEE CAKE Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR ENRICHED (NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, ASCORBIC ACID, FOLIC ACID), GRANULATED SUGAR, WATER, EGGS, SOYBEAN OIL. PALM OIL (WITH MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, CITRIC ACID ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE), INVERT SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, BAKING POWDER, POTASSIUM SORBATE & SODIUM PROPIONATE (ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), CINNAMON, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, GLUCONO-1,5,LACTONE, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, LIPOLYZED CREAM, MALTO DEXTRIN, CREAM CHEESE (HEAVY CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORS, NONFAT DRY MILK, ENZYMES, DAIRY CULTURES, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT AND ENZYMES), WATER, ANHYDROUS MILKFAT, SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, TRISODIUM CITRATE, SOY LECITHIN), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS.
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


