Is SWEET POTATO CREAM CAKE Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
SUGAR, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, SWEET POTATO PUREE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN SYRUP, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, WHEY, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OILS, CORN STARCH, SALT, BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, WHEAT GLUTEN, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, MONOGLYCERIDES, TBHQ PRESERVATIVE, CITRIC ACID PRESERVATIVE), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OILS, SOY LECITHIN), MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN, GROUND NUTMEG, GROUND CINNAMON, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE PRESERVATIVE, CALCIUM SULFATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CELLULOSE GUM, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL AND/OR PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED CANOLA OIL, POTASSIUM SORBATE PRESERVATIVE, AGAR-AGAR, LOCUST BEAN GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, ANNATTO EXTRACT COLOR, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, TURMERIC COLOR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CITRIC ACID PRESERVATIVE, TBHQ PRESERVATIVE, COCONUT OIL, ENZYMES, GUM TRAGACANTH, XANTHAN GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE COLOR, SODIUM BENZOATE PRESERVATIVE.
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


