Is Marketside Cookies & Cream Flavored Cake Pops, Ready to Eat, 2 Count per Pack Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
CAKE MIX (GRANULATED SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], NONFAT DRY MILK, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, LEAVENING [SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE], SOY FLOUR, DRIED EGG WHITES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS), WATER, COOKIE (UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SUGAR, PALM AND/OR CANOLA OIL, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], INVERT SUGAR, LEAVENING [BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE], SOY LECITHIN, SALT, CHOCOLATE, NATURAL FLAVOR), WHITE CHOCOLATE FLAVORED CONFECTIONERY COATING (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY, NONFAT DRY MILK, VEGETABLE FAT [PALM KERNEL, PALM], SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVORS), EGG, POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), PALM SHORTENING (PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL), PALM SHORTENING (HYDROGENATED PALM OIL), SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.
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.


