Is HERSHEYS Buttercream Iced Chocolate Cake 1/4 Sheet - Each Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 8 ingredients that do not comply and 9 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • carrageenan gum
  • heavy whipping cream
  • cream
  • milk fat
  • milk
  • sweetened condensed milk
  • nonfat milk
  • nonfat dry milk
  • natural and artificial flavor
  • dextrose
  • polysorbate 80
  • diglycerides
  • +5 more

carrageenan gum

Dietitian note

Although not derived from mammals, carrageenan (extracted from red algae) contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

SUGAR, WATER, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN), BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHOLE EGGS, SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN SYRUP, WHITE CONFECTIONARY CHIPS (SUGAR, NONFAT MILK, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, CORN STARCH, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, SOY LECITHIN), VANILLA FLAVORED CREME (SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL [SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL], MILK, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, VANILLA), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK (MILK, SUGAR), SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, MILK FAT, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN [ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR]), NONFAT DRY MILK, HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM (CREAM [MILK], CARRAGEENAN GUM, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GUM, POLYSORBATE 80, DEXTROSE), SOY LECITHIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), SODIUM BICARBONATE, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DRIED EGG WHITES, WHEAT STARCH, POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE]), SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), GUAR GUM, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SOY FLOUR.

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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.

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HERSHEYS Buttercream Iced Chocolate Cake 1/4 Sheet - Each is available at 1 retailer

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About this product

Snack · Slice

Flavor
ChocolateyVanilla
Texture
CreamySoft
Commonly used for
Snacking