Is Tesco Finest Lemon & Lime Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS: Sugar, Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Sicilian Lemon Flavoured Buttercream (15%) [Sugar, Butter (Milk), Glucose Syrup, Citric Acid, Salt, Lemon Oil], Pasteurised Egg, Lime Curd (13%) [Sugar, Pasteurised Egg, Butter (Milk), Lime Juice, Gelling Agent (Agar), Lime Oil, Salt], Rapeseed Oil, Whole Milk, Humectant (Glycerol), Butter (Milk), Lemon Juice, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Lemon Zest, Lemon Peel, Palm Oil, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Emulsifier (Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids), Salt.

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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