Is Marketside Coffee Cake Muffins, Coffee Cake Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, EGGS, BROWN SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: PALM OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GLYCERIN, CINNAMON FLAVORED BITES (SUGAR, PALM OIL, CINNAMON, SOYBEAN LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER], NATURAL FLAVOR), WALNUTS, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCAL CIUM PHOSPHATE), INVERT SUGAR, MOLASSES, EMULSIFIER BLEND (MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, POLYSORBATE 60), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, WHEY (MILK), NONFAT DRY MILK, CARAMEL COLOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, XANTHAN GUM, SPICE, GUAR GUM, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC (COLOR), ENZYMES.
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


