Is H-E-B Sensational Birthday Cake Cupcake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 4 ingredients that do not comply and 9 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

milk
butter
whey
cream
natural and artificial flavor
sodium stearoyl lactylate
diesters of fatty acids
natural and artificial vanilla flavor
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milk

Dietitian note

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

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Ingredients

VANILLA CUPCAKE (SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED(FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY (MILK), LEAVENING (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, DEXTROSE, CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY FLOUR), FRENCH BUTTERCREME (SUGAR, PALM AND SOYBEAN OIL (MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, TERT-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE AND CITRIC ACID (PRESERVATIVES)), BUTTER, DEXTROSE, CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: WATER, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVES), LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM DISODIUM ETHYLENE DIAMINE TETRAACETATE (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), NATURAL FLAVORS), CAKE CRUNCH (SPRINKLES (SUGAR, RED 3, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, RED 40), VANILLA WAFERS (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL, SALT, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL VANILLA 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.