No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 7 ingredients that may not comply.

Is Meijer 8" Cookies & Cream Cake, Cookies & Cream Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 5 ingredients that do not comply and 7 ingredients that may not comply.
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WATER, GRANULATED CANE SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, ASCORBIC ACID [ADDED AS A DOUGH CONDITIONER), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, ENZYME, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OILS (PALM, CANOLA, PALM KERNEL, COCONUT AND SOY), ICING SUGAR, PARTIALLY SKIMMED MILK, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED PALM AND PALM KERNEL OILS, MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), LIQUID WHOLE EGG, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), MARGARINE (SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, WHEY [MILK], VEGETABLE MONOGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], TURMERIC [ADDED FOR COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, NATURAL FLAVOR, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH), GLUCOSE SYRUP, WHEY (MILK), BAKING SODA, SODIUM CASEINATE (MILK), SALT, RICE STARCH, CITRUS FIBER, POLYSORBATE 60, DEXTOSE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, NONFAT DRY MILK, XANTHAN GUM, CORN FLOUR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, GUM ARABIC, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR)

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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.