Is Hostess Blueberry & Cream Cheese With Icing Danish, Blueberry & Cream Cheese With Icing 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

lactose
carrageenan
calcium caseinate
cream
whey
cultured milk
cream cheese
agar
enzymes
sodium stearoyl lactylate
calcium carbonate
yeast, mono, diglycerides, cream cheese
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lactose

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Lactose (sometimes referred to as saccharum lactin) is a type of sugar found naturally in the milk of most mammals, and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SUGAR, PALM OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: YEAST, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CREAM CHEESE (CULTURED MILK AND CREAM), CORNSTARCH, SALT, WHEY, BLUEBERRY PUREE, CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOYBEAN OIL, PRESERVATIVE (CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE), CALCIUM CARBONATE, MINERAL OIL, EGG WHITE, SOY LECITHIN, GUAR GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID, EGG, CALCIUM SULFATE, BAKING SODA, CELLULOSE GUM, CELLULOSE GEL, LACTOSE, CALCIUM CASEINATE, FUMARIC ACID, COLOR (BETA CAROTENE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE), ENZYMES, LACTIC ACID, LOCUST BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, PECTIN, CARRAGEENAN, CALCIUM ACETATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, RED 40, BLUE 1, AGAR, CALCIUM LACTATE.

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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.