Is M&S Chocolate Fudge Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Sugar, Pasteurised Egg, Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Butter (Milk), Water, Milk Chocolate (6%) (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Butter, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Whey (Milk), Palm Oil, Lactose (Milk), Milk Fat, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Flavouring), Rapeseed Oil, Glucose Syrup, Invert Sugar Syrup, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Raising Agent: E450, Sodium Bicarbonate, Dextrose, Humectant: Glycerol, Cocoa Mass, Butter Oil (Milk), Dried Skimmed Milk, Salt, Emulsifier: E481, E471, E475, Palm Oil
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.


