Is Two-Bite Apple Caramel Cupcakes Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Icing Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Vegetable Oil Shortening (Canola Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Sugar, Water, Apple Filling (Water, Sugar, Apple Puree [Apple Puree [Apples, Ascorbic Acid {Preservative}], Modified Cornstarch, Natural Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Malic Acid, Citric Acid, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan, Caramel Color, Spice, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Fd&C Yellow #6), Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Eggs, Soybean and/or Canola Oil, Caramel Filling (Sweetened Condensed Milk [Condensed Skim Milk, Sugar], Sugar, Water, Corn Syrup, Nonfat Dry Milk, Canola Oil, Sodium Alginate, Salt, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Carboxymethylcellulose, Monoglycerides, Sodium Phosphate, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Soybean Lecithin, Sodium Bicarbonate), Nonfat Dry Milk, Modified Cornstarch, Margarine (Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Whey [Milk], Soybean Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Natural Flavor, Annatto Extract [Color], Turmeric Extract [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3), Whey (Milk), Natural and Artificial Flavor, Mono- and Diglycerides, Leavening Blend (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate), Salt, Emulsifier (Propylene Glycol Mono- and Diesters of Fats and Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diglycerides, Soybean Lecithin, Citric Acid [Presrvative]), Caramel Color (Contains Sulfur Dioxide), Soybean Lecithin, Beta Carotene (Color).
Look up any ingredient →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.


