Is Hackney Gelato Clotted Cream and Strawberry Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Fresh milk, strawberry jam 10% (glucose syrup, strawberry puree, water, sugar, starch, natural colours: fruit and vegetable concentrate, pectin, citric acid, natural flavouring), fresh clotted cream 9%, sugar, dextrose, fresh double cream, maltodextrin, skim milk powder, stabilisers (locust bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan), emulsifier (mono and diglycerides of fatty acids), sea salt. Contains Milk, Cream. Made in a kitchen that also handles egg, sesame, sulphites, soy, nuts, peanuts and gluten.
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.


