Is David's Cookies Rainbow Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
CAKE MIX (SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED [FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], EGG WHITES, SOYBEAN OIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO & DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, LEAVENING [BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE], ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CELLULOSE GUM, DEXTROSE, EGG YOLKS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, NON-FAT MILK, POLYSORBATE 60, SALT, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM), HEAVY CREAM (CREAM, CARRAGEENAN, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES), WATER, POWDERED SUGAR, SHORTENING (PALM OIL WITH MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, AND POLYSORBATE 60 ADDED), SOYBEAN OIL, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ARTIFICIAL VANILLA FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (FD&C RED #40 & #3, BLUE #1, YELLOW #5, YELLOW #6), WHITE NONPAREILS (SUGAR, CORN STARCH, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, CARNAUBA WAX), VIOLET FOOD COLOR (WATER, RED #3, BLUE #1, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, VEGETABLE GUM, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE & POTASSIUM SORBATE [AS PRESERVATIVE]), SALT.
Look up any ingredient →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.


