Is Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake - 8" - 40oz - Favorite Day™ Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Ingredients
Milk, Cream, Sugar, Wheat Flour, Soybean Oil, Whole Wheat Flour, Egg, Pumpkin, Water, Food Starch-Modified, Nonfat Dry Milk, Molasses, Honey, Sodium Phosphate, Spices, Salt, Natural Flavor, Cheese Cultures, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Carob Bean Gum, Vegetable Mono- And Diglycerides, Malted Barley Flour, Sodium Bicarbonate, Annatto (For Color), Vegetable Juice (For Color), Enzyme, Turmeric (For Color), Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3.
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.


