Is Tesco Raspberry Cheesecake 500g Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 4 ingredients that do not comply and 2 ingredients that may not comply.

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Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

soured cream
single cream
milk
full fat soft cheese
diglycerides of fatty acids
polyglycerol esters of fatty acids

soured cream

Dietitian note

Sour cream is a dairy product obtained by fermenting regular cream with certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria - it contains alpha-gal.

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Ingredients

INGREDIENTS: Full Fat Soft Cheese ( Milk ) (25%), Wheat Flour [ Wheat Flour, Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Sugar, Palm Oil, Single Cream ( Milk ), Pasteurised Egg , Raspberry Purée (6%), Water, Soured Cream ( Milk ), Demerara Sugar, Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Invert Sugar Syrup, Flavouring, Salt, Emulsifiers (Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Lemon Juice, Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate), Potato Starch, Stabiliser (Tara Gum), Gelling Agent (Amidated Pectin), Colour (Anthocyanins), Thickener (Xanthan Gum).

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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.