Is Kimberley's Bakeshoppe Oreo Cookies & Creme Gourmet Cupcakes Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Icing Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Sugar, Water, Eggs, Vegetable Oil Shortening (Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Monoglycerides, Polvsorbate 60), Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean and/or Canola Oil, Corn Syrup, Oreo Cookie Pieces (Enriched Wheat Flour Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Palm Oil, Soybean and/or Canola Oil, Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali, Invert Sugar, Leavening [Sodium Bicarbonate and/or Calcium Phosphate], Soybean Lecithin, Salt, Unsweetened Chocolate, Natural Flavor), Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali), Modified Cornstarch, Whey (Milk), Nonfat Dry Milk, Leavening Blend (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate), Mono- and Diglycerides, Soybean Lecithin, Citric Acid (Preservative)), Unsweetened Chocolate, Natural and Artificial Flavor, 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.


