Is Simple Truth™ Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 7 ingredients that do not comply and 2 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • buttermilk
  • partly skimmed milk
  • cream
  • butter
  • nonfat milk
  • milkfat
  • cream cheese
  • natural flavor
  • riboflavin

buttermilk

Dietitian note

Buttermilk is a fermented drink typically made from cow's milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Carrots, Icing Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Eggs, Cream Cheese (Milkfat, Nonfat Milk, Bacterial Culture, Salt, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum), Crushed Pineapple (Pineapple, Pineapple Juice, Citric Acid), Liquid Invert Sugar, Coconut, Butter (Cream, Salt), Pecans, Natural Flavor, Baking Soda, Salt, Cinnamon, Buttermilk (Partly Skimmed Milk, Salt, Bacterial Culture), Lactic Acid

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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.

Where to buy

Simple Truth™ Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is available at 3 retailers

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About this product

Snack · Whole

Flavor
SweetNutty
Texture
SoftCreamy
Commonly used for
SnackingBreakfast