Is LEMON FLAVORED POUND CAKE, LEMON Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHOLE EGGS, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, VEGETABLE MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE PRESERVATIVE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE COLOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, WHEY). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: BETA CAROTENE COLOR, CITRIC ACID, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CORN SYRUP, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, EMULSIFIER BLEND (PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTER OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO-DIGLYCERIDES AND SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE), FOOD STARCHMODIFIED, GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE SYRUP, GUAR GUM, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), LEMON PUREE, PAPAYA, PECTIN, POWDERED CELLULOSE, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE PRESERVATIVE, SODIUM PROPIONATE PRESERVATIVE, SOY FLOUR, TARA GUM, TURMERIC OLEORESIN (COLOR), WHEAT FLOUR, WHEY, CELLULOSE GUM, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.

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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