Is Waitrose Belgian Chocolate Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, dark chocolate (18%) (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, milk fat, emulsifier (soya lecithin), vanilla extract, flavouring), pasteurised free range egg, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), rapeseed oil, unsalted butter (milk), humectant (vegetable glycerol), single cream (milk), partially inverted sugar syrup, fat reduced cocoa powder, tapioca starch, white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, lactose (milk), milk whey powder, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavouring), dried glucose syrup, glucose syrup, water, cornflour, milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa mass, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin)), raising agents (disodium diphosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate), acidity regulators (sodium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, citric acid), emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), pasteurised free range egg white powder, salt

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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