Is The BAKERY at ASDA 4 Pink Ring Donuts Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Water, Palm Oil, Pink Icing (12%) [Sugar, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Cornflour, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithins), Beetroot Concentrate, Flavouring], Sugar Strands (5%) [Sugar, Maize Starch, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Water, Emulsifier (Rapeseed Lecithins), Colours (Beetroot Red, Lutein, Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins, Paprika Extract), Corn Starch, Spirulina Extract, Glazing Agents (Acacia Gum, Shellac)], Rapeseed Oil, Yeast, Cornflour, Emulsifiers (Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate), Dextrose, Sugar, Raising Agents (Potassium Carbonates, Diphosphates, Calcium Phosphates), Skimmed Milk Powder, Salt, Soya Flour, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid)

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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