Is Tesco Happy Birthday Cake - Vanilla with Raspberry Jam Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS LIST: Sugar, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Pasteurised Egg, Rapeseed Oil, Raspberry Jam, Water, Invert Sugar Syrup, Butter (Milk), Glucose Syrup, Humectant (Glycerol), Icing Decorations, Tapioca Starch, Dried Skimmed Milk, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Maize Starch, Palm Oil, Modified Tapioca Starch, Dried Glucose Syrup, Stabiliser (Tragacanth), Palm Stearin, Emulsifier (Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Flavouring, Salt, Citric Acid. Raspberry Jam contains: Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Raspberry Concentrate, Sugar, Acidity Regulators (Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid), Gelling Agent (Pectin), Flavouring, Colour (Anthocyanins). Icing Decorations contain: Sugar, Water, Glucose Syrup, Fruit and Vegetable Concentrates (Spirulina, Radish, Pumpkin, Tomato, Apple, Safflower), Dried Egg White, Invert Sugar Syrup, Humectant (Glycerol), Maize Starch, Palm Oil, Colours (Beetroot Red, Anthocyanins, Paprika Extract, Curcumin), Emulsifiers (Acacia, Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids), Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate).

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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