Is PlantLiving: Vegan Chocolate Celebration Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, water, rapeseed oil, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), dark chocolate (9%) (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavouring), fat reduced cocoa powder, palm oil (certified sustainable), glucose syrup, humectant (vegetable glycerol), beetroot, wheat protein, raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, disodium diphosphate), emulsifiers (methylcellulose, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), rice starch, flavouring, stabiliser (xanthan gum), salt, acidity regulator (citric acid), preservative (potassium sorbate), colour (carotenes), coconut oil, caramelised sugar, spirulina concentrate, carrot concentrate, safflower concentrate, glazing agent (carnauba wax) Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa. Find out more at ra.org.

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.

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