Is HT Fresh Foods Market Red Velvet 1/2 Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 9 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

cheese culture
nonfat milk
cream
pasteurized milk
cream cheese
natural flavor
diesters of fatty acids
polysorbate 80
natural and artificial flavor
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cheese culture

Dietitian note

Cheese is typically derived from milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached (Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Cream Cheese (Pasteurized Milk and Cream, Salt, Carob Bean Gum, Cheese Culture), Palm Oil, Invert Sugar, Canola Contains 2% or Less of Beta-Carotene (Color), Caramel Color, Cellulose Gum, Citric Acid, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Corn Syrup, Cornstarch, Dextrose, Egg Whites, Egg Yolks, Food Starch-Modified, Glycerin, Gum Arabic, Leavening (Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Mono- and Diglycerides, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Nonfat Milk, Polysorbate 60, Polysorbate 80, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Propylene Glycol Alginate, Propylene Glycol Mono- and Diesters of Fatty Acids, Red 40, Salt, Semisweet Chocolate (Sugar Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Butteroil, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Yellow Corn 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.