Is Iceland Black Forest Cheesecake 450g Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 6 ingredients that do not comply and 3 ingredients that may not comply.

Scan products instantly

500K+ downloads • 4.6★ rating

Free download • No credit card

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

dried whole milk
milk proteins
cream
low fat soft cheese
milk
medium fat soft cheese
calcium phosphates
low fat yogurt
diglycerides of fatty acids

dried whole milk

Dietitian note

Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

+5 more in the app

Keep checking with Spoonful

Explore available ingredient explanations and check other groceries against your dietary needs.

Open in Spoonful

Scan products instantly

500K+ downloads • 4.6★ rating

Free download • No credit card

Ingredients

Wheat Flour, Medium Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Low Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Cream (Milk), Sugar, Margarine (Rapeseed Oil, Fully Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Water, Fully Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil, Emulsifier: Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Pasteurised Liquid Whole Egg, Morello Cherries, Low Fat Yogurt (Milk), Glucose-fructose Syrup, Brown Sugar, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Water, Dark Chocolate Flakes (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithins), Invert Sugar Syrup, Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Potassium Citrates, Calcium Sulphate, Sodium Citrates, Calcium Phosphates, Modified Maize Starch, Dried Whole Milk, Raising Agents: Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Ammonium Carbonates, Salt, Gelling Agent: Pectins, Emulsifiers: Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Lactic Acid Esters Of Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Thickener: Sodium Alginate, Sunflower Oil, Black Carrot Juice Concentrate, Glucose Syrup, Coconut Oil, Flavouring, Milk Proteins, Colour: Carotenes, Sequestrant: Polyphosphates

Check Iceland Black Forest Cheesecake 450g against your own diets in the app.

Take it with you

Scan to open Iceland Black Forest Cheesecake 450g in Spoonful

Point your phone camera at the code, the app opens right on this product with its results against 26 diets, allergies and intolerances.

QR code that opens Iceland Black Forest Cheesecake 450g in the Spoonful app

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.