Is Tesco Finest 2 Sticky Toffee Cupcakes Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Caramel Flavoured Buttercream, Icing Sugar, Butter (Milk), Sugar, Palm Oil, Golden Syrup, Double Cream (Milk), Whey Powder (Milk), Palm Fat, Rapeseed Oil, Brown Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Skimmed Milk, Colour (Plain Caramel), (Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate), Sea Salt, Maize Starch, Milk Sugar), Sugar, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Pasteurised Egg, Rapeseed Oil, Colour (Plain Caramel), Golden Syrup, Modified Maize Starch, Butter (Milk), Double Cream (Milk), Skimmed Milk, Glucose Syrup, Raising Agents (Potassium Carbonates, Disodium Diphosphate, Calcium Phosphates), Flavouring, Palm Oil, Emulsifiers (Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Mono- And Di-glycerides Of Fatty Acids), Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate), Palm Fat, Humectant (Glycerol), Dextrose, Sea Salt, Maize Starch, Dried Glucose Syrup, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Potassium Hydroxide), Milk Sugar
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.


