Is HERSHEY'S, QUARTER SHEET CAKE, CHOCOLATE 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.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

contains less than 2% of the following: cream
cream
nonfat milk
milk
carrageenan
cultured milk
cultured buttermilk
milkfat
monocalcium phosphate
natural and artificial flavor
natural flavor
riboflavin
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contains less than 2% of the following: cream

Dietitian note

Cream is composed of the fat layer skimmed from the top of milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

SUGAR, HERSHEY'S SPECIAL, DARK SYRUP (HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, WATER, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SUGAR, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 60, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), EGGS, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT [FOR COLOR], PRESERVATIVE [CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA], VITAMIN A PALMITATE), CULTURED BUTTERMILK (CULTURED MILK, NONFAT MILK, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SODIUM CITRATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), INVERT SUGAR, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHUNKS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: CREAM (CREAM, MILK, NONFAT MILK, CARRAGEENAN, CELLULOSE GUM, MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 80, SALT, GUAR GUM), PALM AND PALM KERNEL OILS, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MILK, NONFAT MILK, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, CORN SYRUP, SOYBEAN OIL, SOY LECITHIN, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL), CITRIC ACID.

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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.