Is Harris Teeter Mega Character Cupcake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Cupcakes [Sugar, Water, Bleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Whole Eggs, Soybean Oil, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Mono- and Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin), Contains 2% or Less of Each of the Following: Dried Egg Whites, Nonfat Dry Milk, Wheat Starch, Sodium Bicarbonate, Modified Food Starch (Corn, Tapioca), Salt, Dextrose, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Acidic Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate, Emulsifier (Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters of Fats and Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Citric Acid), Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Propionate (Preservative), Polysorbate 60, Monocalcium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Soy Flour], Icing [Sugar, Vegetable Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oils, Interesterified Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Mono- and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Cream Cheese [Pasteurized Milk and Cream, Nonfat Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Carob Bean Gum and/or Guar Gum, Alginate, Natural Flavor), Vegetable Oil (Palm, Canola), Water, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Nonfat Dry Milk, Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Contains 2% or Less of Maltodextrin, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Titanium Dioxide (for Color), Locust Bean Gum, High Fructose Syrup, Guar Gum, Sodium Caseinate (Milk), Blue 1, Blue 1 Lake, Blue 2, Blue 2 Lake, Red 3, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40, Red 40 Lake, Invert Sugar, Caramel Color, BHT, Soy Lecithin, Mono- and Diglycerides, Phosphoric Acid, Lactic Acid, Propyl Gallate, Polysorbate 60, Polysorbate 80, Potassium Sorbate and Sodium Benzoate (Preservatives)], Sprinkles [Sugar, Corn Starch, Rice Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil (Cottonseed, Soybean), Dextrin, Soy Lecithin, Gum Arabic, Cellulose Gum, Confectioners Glaze Carrageenan, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Gum Tragacanth, Titanium Dioxide, FD&C Blue 1 Lake, FD&C Yellow 5 Lake, FD&C Yellow 6 Lake, FD&C Yellow 6, FD&C Yellow 5, FD&C Red 40 Lake, FD&C Red 3, FD&C Blue 1, FD&C Red 40, FD&C Blue 2 Lake, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Carnauba Wax].

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.

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