Is Charlotte's Vanilla Celebration Cake, Vanilla Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
ICING SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, MODIFIED PALM AND PALM KERNEL OILS, MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, ASCORBIC ACID [ADDED AS A DOUGH CONDITIONER], THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, ENZYME, FOLIC ACID), WATER, GRANULATED CANE SUGAR, LIQUID WHOLE EGG, PARTIALLY SKIMMED MILK, MARGARINE (SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, WHEY [MILK], VEGETABLE MONOGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], TURMERIC [ADDED FOR COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), GLUCOSE SYRUP, CANOLA AND SOY OIL, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, NONFAT DRY MILK, SEQUINS (ICING SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CORN STARCH, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, SHELLAC, FD&C YELLOW #6, FD&C BLUE #1, FD&C RED #3, POLYSORBATE 60), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, WHEY (MILK), RICE STARCH, CITRUS FIBER, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), GUM ARABIC, CELLULOSE GUM, XANTHAN GUM.
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.


