Is Tesco Finest Spiced Ginger & Caramel Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Sugar, Butter (Milk), Dark Brown Sugar, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Pasteurised Egg, Salted Caramel Sauce, Skimmed Milk, Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Invert Sugar Syrup, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Flavouring, Salt, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Gelling Agent (Pectin)), Black Treacle, Glucose Syrup, Pasteurised Egg White, Humectant (Glycerol), Ginger Syrup, Ginger, Water, Dried Skimmed Milk, Palm Oil, Cornflour, Palm Kernel Oil, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Invert Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Potassium Bicarbonate), Condensed Milk (Skimmed Milk, Sugar), Potassium Sorbate), Salt, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Fructose, Dried Whole Milk, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Emulsifiers (Mono- And Di-glycerides Of Fatty Acids, Soya Lecithins), Flavouring, Milk Sugar, Whey Powder (Milk), Gelling Agent (Pectin), Glucose-fructose Syrup, Cocoa Mass, Colours (Plain Caramel, Paprika Extract), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate)
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.


