Is Father's Table Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake, 16 oz Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Sugar, Cream Cheese [Cream, Milk, Salt, Xanthan, Carob Bean and Guar Gums], Whole Wheat Flour, Margarine [Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate, Whey], Sour Cream [Cream, Water, Non-Fat Milk Solids, Starch (Modified), Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate and Natural Culture], Strawberry Filling [Water, Sugar, Strawberries, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Erythorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Calcium Carrageenan, Artificial Flavor, FD&C Red 40 & Blue 1], Water, Milk, Palm Oil, Salt, Eggs, Wheat Flour, Soybean Oil, Corn Starch, Food Starch-Modified, Artificial Flavor, Cinnamon, Xanthan Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Artificial Color [Water, FD&C Yellow 5 & 6, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid], Baking Soda, Cheese Culture, Salt, Carob Bean Gum, Mono-and Diglycerides, Apocarotenal (Color).
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.


