Is Tesco Finest Chocolate Yule Log Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Sugar, Butter (Milk), Milk Chocolate Enrobing, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Whey Powder (Milk), Milk Fat, Palm Oil, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Sal Fat, Shea Fat, Mango Kernel Fat), Glucose Syrup, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Pasteurised Egg, Water, Belgian Milk Chocolate, Sugar, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Whey Powder (Milk), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Flavouring), Belgian Milk Chocolate Curls, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Mass, Whey Powder (Milk), Milk Sugar, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Vanilla Extract), Humectant (Glycerol), Pasteurised Egg White, Soya Flour, Dried Skimmed Milk, Cornflour, Palm Oil, Concentrated Grape Juice, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Potassium Sorbate, Acetic Acid), Rice Starch, Emulsifiers (Mono- And Di-glycerides Of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Acetate), Rapeseed Oil, Flavouring, Colours (Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide)
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.


