Is Tesco Finest Chocolate Cake 6 Servings Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 7 ingredients that do not comply and 5 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

whipping cream
milk sugar
belgian milk chocolate
dried whole milk
whey powder
milk
butter
polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
di-glycerides of fatty acids
glycerol
humectant
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whipping cream

Dietitian note

Cream is composed of the fat layer skimmed from the top of milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

INGREDIENTS: Sugar, Wheat Flour [ Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Rapeseed Oil, Egg , Butter ( Milk ), Glucose Syrup, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Humectant (Glycerol), Water, Belgian Marbled Chocolate Curls [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Whole Milk , Whey Powder ( Milk ), Milk Sugar, Butteroil ( Milk ), Emulsifiers ( Soya Lecithins), Flavouring], Belgian Milk Chocolate [Sugar, Emulsifier ( Soya Lecithins), Egg White, Milk , Whipping Cream ( Milk ), Cornflour, Wheat Starch, Invert Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Carbonate), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Emulsifiers (Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids), Salt, Flavouring.

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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.