Is Buttercream cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 1 ingredient that do not comply and 9 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

milk
lactylic esters of fatty acids
natural flavor
sodium stearoyl lactylate
monocalcium phosphate
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milk

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Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

Yellow Cake Layers: Sugar, Bleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin), Eggs, Milk, Wheat Starch, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Salt, Dextrose, Modified Food Starch (Corn, Tapioca), Natural & Artificial Flavor, Propylene Glycol Mono & Diesters Of Fats & Fatty Acids, Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Gums (Guar, Xanthan), Polysorbate 60, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Yellow 5&6, Soy Flour, Nph Key Lime Decocremes Buttercreme Icing: Sugar, Shortening (Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Natural Flavor, Corn Syrup, Blue 1, Yellow 5 Lake, Corn Starch, Guar Gum, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Lactylic Esters Of Fatty Acids, Lemon Puree, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate

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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.