Is Marketside Filled Carrot Cake Cupcake, 6 oz Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Cing Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch), Sugar, Cream Cheese (Cream, Nonfat Dry Milk, Salt, Locust Bean Gum, Bacterial Culture), Vegetable Shortening (Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Carrots, Egg, Soy Oil, Canola Oil, Water, Whey, Crumble Topping Toasted Wheat Crumb Enriched Wheat Flour Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Folic Acid Canola Oil, Yeast, Yellow Corn Flour, Salt Caramel (Color), Paprika (Color), Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, Modified Corn Starch, Soy Lecithin, Leavening Blend Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Vital Wheat Gluten, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Potassium Sorbate, Gum Blend Xanthan Gum, Sodium Alginate, Guar Gum, Datem, Beta Carotene (Color)
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.


