Is Tres Leches Style Cake, Chocolate Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
SKIM MILK, SUGAR, WATER, EGGS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR WITH ADDED ZINC (FLOUR, NIACIN, ZINC OXIDE, IRON AS FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CORN SYRUP, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM OIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING COCOA ALKALI PROCESSED, EGG WHITES FRACTIONATED PALM OL, POTATO STARCH, COCOA POWDER, LEAVENING (CALCIUM CARBONATE, BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, WHEAT GLUTEN, IODIZED SALT CARBOHYDRATE GUM, GLUCONO DELTA LACTONE PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE TBHQ, CITRIC CIDL SALT SODIUM STEAROYL LACN SONY LAGIN SANTHAN AN IDIO REDFIN
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.


