Is RED VELVET CAKE, RED VELVET Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, PROPYLENE GLYCO MONO- ANO DIESTERS OF FATS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COLORED WITH (RED 40 WITH INVERT SUGAR), LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: WHEAT STARCH, SALT, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, DEXTROSE, CELLULOSE GUM, XANTHAN GUM., WATER, EGGS, VEGETABLE OIL), CREAM CHEESE ICING (CREAM (CREAM, CARRAGEENAN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GUM, POLYSORBATE 80 STANDARDIZED WITH DEXTROSE), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), VANILLA EXTRACT), SIMPLE SYRUP (GRANULATED SUGAR, WATER)

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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