Is Cheesecake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

CHOCOLATE GANACHE (28%) [Stabilised Cream (Cream (Milk), Stabiliser: Carrageenan), Dark Chocolate (Cocoa Mass*, Sugar, Cocoa Butter*, Emulsifier: Lecithins (Soya), Flavouring), Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter*, Cocoa Mass*, Flavouring, Emulsifier: Lecithins (Soya), Cocoa Butter*)], SALTED BUTTER CARAMEL SAUCE (22%) [Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Sugar, Cream (Milk), Sweetened Condensed Milk (Whole Milk, Sugar), Butter (Milk), Water, Salt, Salted Butter (Butter (Milk), Salt), Thickener: Pectins], COCOA BISCUIT (17%) [Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sugar, Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Cocoa Powder*, Invert Sugar Syrup, Salt, Raising Agent: Sodium Carbonates], Mascarpone 9% (Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Cornflour, Sea Salt), Stabilised Cream (Cream (Milk), Stabiliser: Carrageenan), CREAM CHEESE (6%) (Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Cornflour), Pasteurised Egg, Sugar, Rose Gold Sugar (Sugar, Shea Kernel Oil, Palm Oil, Glazing Agent: Shellac, Coconut Oil, Colour: Iron Oxides and Hydroxides; Emulsifier: Lecithins (Sunflower)), Wheat Flour, Pasteurised Egg Yolk (Egg Yolk, Acid: Citric Acid; Preservative: Potassium Sorbate), Sugar Cane Syrup.

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.

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