Is Tesco Finest White Chocolate & Strawberry Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 8 ingredients that do not comply and 5 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • milk sugar
  • sugar, whey powder
  • whey powder
  • sugar, dried whole milk, cocoa butter, emulsifier
  • dried whole milk
  • milk
  • butter
  • polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
  • di-glycerides of fatty acids
  • glycerol
  • humectant
  • +1 more

milk sugar

Dietitian note

Milk (dairy) is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by mammals and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

INGREDIENTS LIST: Sugar, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Strawberry Jam (10%), Rapeseed Oil, Butter (Milk), Pasteurised Egg, Finest Cook's White Chocolate (5%), Humectant (Glycerol), Water, Pasteurised Egg White, Belgian White Chocolate Shavings, Cornflour, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Potassium Bicarbonate), Freeze Dried Strawberry Pieces, Glucose Syrup, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Emulsifiers (Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids), Salt, Flavouring. Strawberry Jam contains: Strawberry, Sugar, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Flavouring, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate), Colour (Anthocyanins). Finest Cook's White Chocolate contains: Sugar, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Vanilla Extract. Belgian White Chocolate Shavings contains: Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Whole Milk, Whey Powder (Milk), Milk Sugar, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Vanilla Extract.

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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.

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Dairy FreeNo

No. This product is not dairy free as it lists 8 ingredients that contain dairy.

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Gluten FreeNo

No. This product is not gluten free as it lists 1 ingredient that contains gluten and 1 ingredient contain gluten depending on the source.

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Where to buy

Tesco Finest White Chocolate & Strawberry Cake is available at 1 retailer

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About this product

Snack · Piece

Flavor
FruitySweetButteryChocolatey
Texture
SoftCreamy
Commonly used for
SnackingBreakfast