Is Junior's Plain Cheesecake, Plain Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, A SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM, CHEESE CULTURE), SUGAR, HEAVY CREAM, EGGS (EGGS, CITRIC ACID), PASTEURIZED CULTURED SKIM MILK, CAKE BASE (SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], CELLULOSE, WHEAT GLUTEN, LEAVENING [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE], WHEY [MILK], SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM), WATER, CORN STARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2 % OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, MILK PROTEIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, MICROBIAL RENNET, SOYBEAN LECITHIN.
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.


