Is Cottage Bakery Ripple Layer Cake 150g Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Nicotinamide, Vitamin B1), Milk Chocolate Coating (Sugar, Full Cream Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Oils: Palm, Sal, Shea, Mango Kernel, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Flavouring), Vanilla Flavoured Filling (Icing Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Water, Invert Sugar Syrup, Flavouring, Modified Maize Starch, Emulsifier: Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids), Raspberry Flavoured Jam Filling (Sugar, Apple Puree, Glucose Syrup, Water, Gelling Agent: Pectin, Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, : Potassium Sorbate, Flavouring, Colour: Carmines), Sugar, Water, Whole Egg, Invert Sugar Syrup, Dextrose, Humectant: Glycerine, Rice Flour, Skimmed Milk Powder, Raising Agents: Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Wheat Flour, Emulsifiers: Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Modified Maize Starch, Flavouring, : Sorbic Acid, Calcium Propionate, Bread Soda, Soya Flour
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.


