Is Tasty Tinies Bake Shop Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Cake Mix Ingredients 42%: Wheat Flour (wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sugar, Fat-reduced Cocoa Powder (6%), Dried Egg, Buttermilk Powder, Butter Powder (skimmed Milk Powder, Salt, Antioxidant (mixed Tocopherols, Ascorbyl Palmitate)), Sour Cream Powder (milk, Salt, Acid: Lactic Acid; Antioxidant: Mixed Tocopherols, Ascorbyl Palmitate), Oat Flour, Salt, Baking Powder (raising Agents: Sodium Phosphates, Calcium Phosphates, Sodium Carbonates; Maize Starch), Raising Agent (sodium Carbonates). Frosting Mix Ingredients 50%: Icing Sugar, Butter Powder (skimmed Milk Powder, Salt, Antioxidant (mixed Tocopherols, Ascorbyl Palmitate)), Fat-reduced Cocoa Powder, Salt. Sprinkles Ingredients 8%: Sugar, Maize Starch, Tapioca Starch, Palm Oil, Maltodextrin, Rice Flour, Stabiliser: Xanthan Gum, Gum Arabic; Emulsifier: Sunflower Lecithin; Concentrated Beetroot Juice, Glazing Agent: Carnauba Wax. Contains Milk, Egg, Wheat, Oat.
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.


