Is THE BAKERY, CHERRY CAKE DONUT HOLES Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, WATER, PALM OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), DRIED EGG YOLKS, NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, WHEY, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OIL), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, WHEAT STARCH, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, FRUCTOSE, RED 40, BLUE 1, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, ENZYMES, DRIED CHERRIES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, CORNSTARCH, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AGAR-AGAR, LOCUST BEAN GUM, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MALTODEXTRIN, XANTHAN GUM, PROPLYENE GLYCOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE COLOR, CINNAMON.
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


