Is Café Valley Bakery Celebration Birthday Cake, 26 oz Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 9 ingredients that do not comply and 5 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

carrageenan
sour cream
cultured cream
agar
contains 2% or less of each: sour cream
whole milk
nonfat dry milk
milk
sorbitan monostearate
sodium stearoyl lactylate
propylene glycol ester of fatty acids
natural and artificial flavor
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carrageenan

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Although not derived from mammals, carrageenan (extracted from red algae) contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

Sugar, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Whole Eggs, Liquid Soybean Oil, Water, Food Starch-modified, Whey (Milk), Corn Syrup, Contains 2% Or Less Of Each: Sour Cream (Cultured Cream, Modified Corn Starch, Sodium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum), Confetti Inclusions And Glittery Sugar (Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Palm Kernel And Palm), Whey, Whole Milk, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Confectioner's Glaze, Carnauba Wax, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6, Blue 2, Blue 1 Lake, Red 3, Red 40 Lake, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Propylene Glycol, Mica, Titanium Dioxide), Interesterified Soybean Oil, Emulsifier (Mono And Diglycerides, Propylene Glycol Ester Of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate), Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Salt, Natural Vanilla Flavor, Sorbitan Monostearate, Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Propionate, Calcium Acetate, Nonfat Dry Milk, Agar, Locust Bean Gum, Vital Wheat Gluten, Artificial Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Polysorbate 60, Titanium Dioxide, Egg Whites, Soy Flou

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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.