Is Tesco Lemon Butterfly Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Pasteurised Egg, Rapeseed Oil, Buttercream, Sugar, Butter (Milk), Tapioca Starch, Water, Dried Glucose Syrup, (Potassium Sorbate)), Lemon Curd, Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Water, Butter (Milk), Thickener (Modified Maize Starch), Lemon Concentrate, Lemon Juice, Pasteurised Egg, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate), Flavouring, (Potassium Sorbate), Colour (Carotenes)), Water, Glucose Syrup, Humectants (Glycerol, Sorbitol), Palm Oil, Dried Skimmed Milk, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Maize Starch, Modified Tapioca Starch, Emulsifiers (Sodium Stearoyl-2-lactylate, Soya Lecithins, Sunflower Lecithins), Dried Glucose Syrup, Stabiliser (Tragacanth), Potassium Sorbate), Potato Starch, Colours (Titanium Dioxide, Plain Caramel, Riboflavin, Beetroot Red, Anthocyanins, Carotenes), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Flavouring, Dried Egg White, Olive Oil, Spirulina Extract

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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