Is English Cheesecake Company Vanilla Cookies & Cream Cheesecake Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
Biscuit Base (30%) [Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Thiamin, Niacin), Vegetable Oils (SG RSPO Palm, Rapeseed), Sugar, Invert Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents: E500ii, E503m, Salt], Food Preparation With Coconut Oil (19%) [Water, Coconut Oil, Starch, Sea Salt, Acidity Regulator: Glucono-Delta-Lactone, Flavourings, Olive Extract, Vitamin B12], Non-Dairy Cream (17%) [Lentil Protein Preparation (Water, Lentil Protein), Palm Fat, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Emulsifiers (Sunflower Lecithin, Sugar Esters of Fatty Acids, Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum), Natural Flavours, Salt, Colourant (Beta-Carotene)], Cookie Crumb (8%) [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder (4%), Wheat Starch, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Raising Agent (Potassium Carbonates, Ammonium Carbonates, Sodium Carbonates), Salt, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, Sunflower Lecithin), Flavouring], Sugar, Dark Chocolate (3%) [Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin], Soya Drink [Soya Base (Water, Hulled Soya Beans, Apple Extract, Acidity Regulators (Potassium Phosphates), Calcium (Calcium Carbonate), Sea Salt, Stabiliser (Gellan Gum), Potassium Iodide, Vitamins (B2, B12, D2)], Coconut Oil (2%), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Maple Flavour Syrup [Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Natural Flavouring], Starch, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Tapioca Starch, Natural Vanilla Flavouring, Caramel Syrup (Glucose Syrup, Caramelised Sugar Syrup), Modified Starch (Maize), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate (E202)). May contain traces of Milk, Egg, Nuts and Sulphites.
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.


