Is Waitrose & Partners Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Carrot (10%), Pasteurised Free Range Egg, Rice Flour, Unsalted Butter (milk), Medium Fat Soft Cheese (milk), Humectant (vegetable Glycerol), Potato Starch, Tapioca Starch, Walnuts, Maize Flour, Pasteurised Free Range Egg White, Maize Starch, Glucose Syrup, Pineapple Crush, Desiccated Coconut, Mixed Spices, Raising Agents (diphosphates, Potassium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonates), Lemon Juice, Invert Sugar Syrup, Preservative (potassium Sorbate), Buckwheat Flour, Salt, Emulsifiers (mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids), Stabiliser (xanthan Gum). Contains Egg, Milk and Walnuts.

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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