Is Tesco Unicorn Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Frostings, Sugar, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Raspberry Jam, Pasteurised Egg (Egg), Rapeseed Oil, Humectant (Glycerol), Palm Oil, Water, Dried Skimmed Milk, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Maize Starch, Whey Powder (Milk), Emulsifiers (Sodium Stearoyl-2-lactylate, Soya Lecithins, Sucrose Esters Of Fatty Acids), Dried Glucose Syrup, Potassium Sorbate), Flavouring, Glucose Syrup, Processing Aids (Wheat Flour, Sodium Chloride, Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose, Hydroxy Methyl Cellulose, Mycoprotein, Microcrystalline Cellulose), Colours (Titanium Dioxide, Beetroot Red, Iron Oxide), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Frostings Contains: Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Stearin (Palm Oil), Emulsifiers (Mono- And Di-glycerides Of Fatty Acids), Spirulina Concentrate, Invert Sugar Syrup, Colour (Beetroot Red), Citric Acid, Safflower Concentrate, Raspberry Jam Contains: Glucose-fructose Syrup, Raspberry Concentrate, Acidity Regulators (Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid), Processing Aids (Calcium Chloride, Dimethyl Polysiloxane), Gelling Agent (Pectin), Colour (Anthocyanins)

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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