Is Private Selection™ Strawberry Swirl New York Style Cheesecake Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Cream Cheese (Milk, Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt, Carob Bean Gum), Sugar, Skim Milk, Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Eggs, Butter (Cream, Salt), Strawberries, Graham Flour, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Water, Modified Cornstarch, Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Whey, Soybean Oil, Brown Sugar, Gelatin, Cornstarch, Honey, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Salt, Caramel Color, Carrot And Currant Juices (Color), Baking Soda, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate, Disodium Phosphate, Modified Tapioca Starch, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sodium Caseinate, Sodium Citrate, Soy Protein Isolate, Soy Lecithin, Contains: Milk, Wheat, Eggs And Soy May Contain Peanuts, Almonds, Pecans And Walnuts
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.


