Is Tesco Caticorn Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS: Sugar, Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Rapeseed Oil, Buttercream (9%) [Sugar, Butter (Milk), Glucose Syrup, Water, Tapioca Starch, Maize Starch, Dried Skimmed Milk, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate)], Pasteurised Egg, Glucose Syrup, Raspberry Jam (3.5%) [Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Raspberry Concentrate, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Flavouring], Palm Oil, Humectant (Glycerol), Maize Starch, Palm Stearin, Stabiliser (Tragacanth), Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Potassium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Tapioca Starch, Wheat Starch, Cocoa Butter, Whey Solids (Milk), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Emulsifiers (Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Soya Lecithins, Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose), Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Whole Milk, Colours (Beetroot Red, Iron Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Riboflavin), Acacia Gum, Flavouring, Spirulina Concentrate, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid), Dried Egg White.

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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