Is CENTRAL MARKET LARGE STRAW SHORTCAKE PARFAIT, EA Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Ingredients
strawberries, sweet whipped cream (whipping cream (cream (milk), skim milk, carrageenan, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 80), sugar), yellow sponge cake (eggs (eggs, citric acid (water, preservative)), sugar, cake flour (bleached wheat flour), shortening(Fluid Flex) (soybean oil, glycerine esters of fatty acid, vegetable mono & diglycerides, TBHQ (preservative)), whole milk (grade A pasteurized milk, vitamin D3), baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), vanilla extract (vanilla bean extractive, water, alcohol (preservative), sugar), salt), simple syrup (water, sugar)
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.


