Is Sainsbury's Victoria Sponge Cake, Taste the Difference 345g Alpha-Gal Friendly?
Why it's not alpha-gal friendly
- salted butter
- cows' milk
- butter
- dextrose
- diglycerides of fatty acids
- vegetable glycerine
- calcium carbonate
salted butter
Dietitian noteButter is typically derived from milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal, but can be derived from plants as well. Butter flavoring, including artificial butter flavoring, may contain milk - if the label is unclear, we recommend calling the manufacturer.
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Ingredients
INGREDIENTS: Fortified Wheat Flour ( Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Pasteurised Egg , Sugar, Buttercream (12%) (Sugar, Butter (Cows' Milk ), Dried Glucose Syrup, Cornflour, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate), Raspberry Jam (12%) (Raspberries, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Sugar, Gelling Agent: Pectin; Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate; Colour: Anthocyanins; Preservative: Potassium Sorbate; Flavouring), Rapeseed Oil, Cows' Milk , Humectant: Vegetable Glycerine; Dried Glucose Syrup, Salted Butter (Butter (Cows' Milk ), Salt), Raising Agents: Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate; Cornflour, Emulsifier: Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Palm Oil, Dextrose, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate.
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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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