Is WHITE CAKE Alpha-Gal?


Ingredients
SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, EGG WHITES, SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, RICE FLOUR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE), WHEAT STARCH, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, WHEY (A MILK DERIVATIVE), MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OILS, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, POLYSORBATE 60, SOY LECITHIN, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, CORNSTARCH, HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CARRAGEENAN, XANTHAN GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (FOR COLOR), PRESERVATIVE (POTASSIUM SORBATE), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, YELLOW 5, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, RED 3, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1.
What is a Alpha-Gal 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.


