Is Waitrose Football Cake Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), pasteurised free range egg, rapeseed oil, raspberry jam (7%) (glucose-fructose syrup, raspberry concentrate, sugar, gelling agent (pectins), concentrated lemon juice), water, unsalted butter (milk) (3%), invert sugar syrup, glucose syrup, humectant (vegetable glycerol), tapioca starch, dried glucose syrup, skimmed milk powder, palm oil (certified sustainable), cornflour, raising agents (disodium diphosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate), modified tapioca starch, stabilisers (tragacanth, xanthan gum), palm kernel oil (certified sustainable), emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, soya lecithin, sucrose esters of fatty acids, rapeseed lecithin, sunflower lecithin), milk whey powder, preservative (potassium sorbate), flavouring, salt, acidity regulator (sodium hydroxide), pasteurised free range egg white powder, colours (vegetable carbon, beetroot red, riboflavin), spirulina extract

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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