Is CUPCAKE Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 8 ingredients that do not comply and 8 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

milk fat
cream
whole milk powder
sweetened condensed milk
butter
carrageenan
whey powder
skim milk powder
vitamin d3
vitamin a palmitate
natural flavor
monoglycerides
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milk fat

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Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

CAKE: SUGAR, SOYBEAN OR CANOLA OIL, EGG, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SKIM MILK POWDER, WHEY POWDER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, WHEAT GLUTEN, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), SALT, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. ICING: ICING SUGAR, SHORTENING (CANOLA, PALM, MODIFIED PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL), CARAMEL FILLING (CORN SYRUP, SUGAR AND/OR HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, CANOLA, MODIFIED PALM AND MODIFIED PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY POWDER, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, CARRAGEENAN, PECTIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], TETRA SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID), WATER, SKIM MILK POWDER, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, MARGARINE (SOYBEAN AND MODIFIED PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, WHEY POWDER, SOY LECITHIN, MONOGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3, ANNATTO [COLOR]), GLUCOSE SYRUP, SUGAR, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, MOLASSES. CARAMEL FILLING: CORN SYRUP, SUGAR AND/OR HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, CANOLA, MODIFIED PALM AND MODIFIED PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY POWDER, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, CARRAGEENAN, PECTIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), TETRA SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID. SPRINKLES: SUGAR, COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COCOA BUTTER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, MILK FAT, NATURAL FLAVOR.

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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.