Is CHOCOLATE CHIP GOOEY BUTTER CAKE, CHOCOLATE CHIP Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI SOYBEAN OIL LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ALUMINUM SULFATE), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO & DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES WITH BHT & CITRIC ACID AS PRESERVATIVES DEXTROSE, SALT, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE NONFAT MILK SOLIDS, CARAMEL COLOR, SOY LECITHIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, WATER, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CORN SYRUP, POLYSORBATE 80, GLYCERIN, WHEAT STARCH, CULFITES, SILICON DIOXIDE, CITRIC ACID, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CREAM CHEESE CULTURE, CAROB BEAN GUM), WHOLE EGGS, MARGARINE (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, SALT, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, COLORED WITH ANNATO/TURMERIC, CALCIUM EDTA ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE (PALM KERNEL, COCONUT PALM), COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COCOA POWDER, WHEY POWDER, VANILLIN, BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, LACTIC ACID)
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.


