Is Jaffa Cakes Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Wheat Flour, Cocoa Mass, Pasteurised Whole Booker, NN8 1LT. UK. & Egg (6%, Palm Oil, Concentrated Orange Juice (2.5%), Cocoa Butter, Stabiliser (Sorbitols), Makro Belfast, BT17 9NS, NI. Gelling Agent (Pectins), Acid (Citric Acid), Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates, Diphosphates), Whey Powder (Milk), Emulsifiers (Sunflower Lecithins, Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Natural Orange Flavouring, Flavouring, Salt, Wheat Starch.

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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