Is Sainsbury's 500g Lemon & Mascarpone Cheesecake, Taste the Difference, Limited Edition Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, Wheat Flour ( Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), British Full Fat Soft Cheese (13%) (Cows' Milk ), Salt), British Whipping Cream (Cows' Milk ), Mascarpone Full Fat Soft Cheese (11%) (Cows' Milk ), Palm Oil, Sicilian Lemon Juice (6%), Pasteurised Free Range Egg , Butter (Cows' Milk ), Demerara Sugar, Dextrose, Free Range Egg Yolk, Invert Sugar Syrup, Glucose Syrup, British Single Cream (Cows' Milk ), Lemon Zest, Rapeseed Oil, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Maize Starch, Rice Starch, Raising Agent: Sodium Carbonates, Acidity Regulator: Potassium Citrates, Lemon Oil, Colour: Carotenes, Gelling Agent: Pectin

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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