Is Waitrose Chocolate & Cherry Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, pasteurised free range egg, rapeseed oil, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, folic acid, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, unsalted butter (milk), dried buttermilk, modified maize starch, fat reduced cocoa powder, cocoa powder, sour cherries, glucose-fructose syrup, milk whey powder, raising agents (diphosphates, sodium bicarbonate), emulsifiers (propane-1;2-diol esters of fatty acids, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate), cherries, wheat gluten, cocoa mass, salt, apricot purée, fruit and vegetable concentrates (cherry, grapes, blueberry, carrot, blackcurrant), glucose syrup, acid (malic acid), acidity regulators (trisodium citrate, citric acid), gelling agents (amidated pectin, pectin), vanilla extract, flavouring Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa. Find out more at ra.org.

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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