Is COFFEE CUPCAKES Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
1128 CHOCOLATE WHIPPED TOPPING (SUGAR, WATER, SHORTENING [MAY CONTAIN HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL], CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], SODIUM CASEINATE [MILK DERIVATIVE], ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, POLYSORBATE 60, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, XANTHAN GUM, SOY LECITHIN), WHITE CAKE MIX (SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], PALM OIL, EGG WHITE, EGG YOLK WITH SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE, NONFAT MILK, LEAVENING [BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE], DEXTROSE, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, CALCIUM ACETATE, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOY FLOUR), WATER, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, BUTTER OIL, SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER], NATURAL VANILLA), SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL COFFEE FLAVOR (WITH DEXTROSE, CORNSTARCH, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE TO PREVENT CAKING).
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.


