Is M&S Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Belgian White Chocolate (15%) (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Whole Milk, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk) (15%), Sugar, Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Soured Cream (Milk), Palm Oil, Water, Pasteurised Egg, Cornflour, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Dark Chocolate Chunks (1.5%) (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Flavouring), Chicory Fibre, Milk Chocolate Chunk (1%) (Sugar, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Whey (Milk), Dried Skimmed Milk, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Flavouring), Belgian Dark Chocolate (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Rapeseed Oil, Raising Agent E503, Sodium Bicarbonate, Salt, Flavouring
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.


