No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 9 ingredients that do not comply and 5 ingredients that may not comply.

Is M&S Christmas Colin The Caterpillar Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 9 ingredients that do not comply and 5 ingredients that may not comply.
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Ingredients

Sugar, Milk Chocolate (21%) (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Milk Fat, Lactose (Milk), Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin), White Chocolate (10%) (Sugar, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Butter, Dried Skimmed Milk, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Flavouring), Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Butter (Milk), Water, Dark Chocolate (3.5%) (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin), Pasteurised Egg, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Butter, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Dextrose, Dried Glucose Syrup, Pasteurised Egg White, Dried Skimmed Milk, Humectant: Glycerol, Emulsifier: E471, E475, E481, Soya Lecithin, E476, Raising Agent: E450, Sodium Bicarbonate, Salt, Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Glucose Syrup, Rice Flour, Plant and Vegetable Concentrates (Sweet Potato, Carrot, Spirulina), Flavourings, Butter Oil (Milk), Thickener: Xanthan Gum, Gum Arabic, Invert Sugar Syrup, Dried Whey (Milk), Colour: Anthocyanins (from Red Radish, Red Cabbage), Beetroot Red, Riboflavins, Lutein, Plant Extracts (Spirulina, Safflower)

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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.

Where to buy

M&S Christmas Colin The Caterpillar Cake is available at 1 retailer

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