No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 12 ingredients that do not comply and 3 ingredients that may not comply.

Is M&S Collection Black Forest Gateau Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 12 ingredients that do not comply and 3 ingredients that may not comply.
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Ingredients

Double Cream (Milk) (17%), Sugar, Pasteurised Egg, Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sour Cherries (9%), Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Whole Milk, Dried Skimmed Milk, Lactose (Milk), Milk Fat, Dried Whey (Milk), Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Water, Kirsch, Rapeseed Oil, Glucose Syrup, Dark Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Butter Oil (Milk), Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Flavouring), Whipping Cream (Milk) (2.5%), Invert Sugar Syrup, Black Candied Cherries (1.5%) (Cherries, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Colour: Anthocyanins (from Black Grapes), Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Humectant: Glycerol, Cocoa Mass, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, White Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Whole Milk, Dried Skimmed Milk, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Flavouring), Brandy, Whole Milk, Cornflour, Butter Oil (Milk), Concentrated Cherry Juice, Raising Agent: Sodium Bicarbonate, E450, Emulsifier: E481, E471, E475, Dried Skimmed Milk, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Salt, Palm Oil, Acid: Citric Acid, Stabiliser: Pectin (from Fruit), Agar, E450

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 Collection Black Forest Gateau is available at 1 retailer

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