Is Tesco Finest Victoria Sponge Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS: Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Sugar, Pasteurised Egg, Vanilla Flavoured Buttercream (13%) [Sugar, Butter (Milk), Glucose Syrup, Water, Humectant (Glycerol), Cornflour, Maize Starch, Salt, Dried Egg White, Flavouring], Raspberry Jam (13%) [Raspberry Purée, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Sugar, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate), Flavouring], Butter (Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Pasteurised Egg White, Humectant (Glycerol), Greek Style Yogurt (Milk), Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Potassium Carbonate), Cornflour, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Palm Oil, Flavouring.

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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