Is RICH'S, CHOCOLATE CAKE, CHOCOLATE WHIPPED ICING Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, EGG WHITES, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, COCOA ALKALI PROCESSED, CORN SYRUP, SKIM MILK, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE), LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, WHEY (A MILK DERIVATIVE), SALT, HERSHEY'S MINI KISSES MILK CHOCOLATE (MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, NONFAT MILK, CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, MILKFAT, LACTOSE (FROM MILK), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, SOY LECITHIN), MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, HERSHEY'S COCOA, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, POLYSORBATE 60, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1), CARBOHYDRATE GUM, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, COLORED WITH (CARAMEL COLOR), WHEAT STARCH, GUAR GUM, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, XANTHAN GUM, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS (POTASSIUM SORBATE), DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL
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.


