Is apple low FODMAP?
Very small portion · green up to 4 g
Eaten on its own, this food stays green up to 4 g, turns orange up to 8 g, and red above that.
How much?
0 g4 g8 g12 g +
Green : 0 – 4 gOrange : 4 – 8 gRed : > 8 g
FODMAPs in this food
- Fructans0.1 g per 100 g
- Fructose3.7 g per 100 g
- Sorbitol1.2 g per 100 g
Fructans, found mainly in wheat, rye, onion and garlic. Excess fructose (more fructose than glucose), as in apple, mango or honey. Sorbitol, a polyol found in some fruit and in sweeteners.
What to swap it for?
Your whole meal, added up
In a meal, the FODMAPs of every food add up: a green serving can tip the meal into orange. FODMAP Scanner scans your products in the shop and works out the FODMAPs of your whole meal, apple included.
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Sources
Reliability: value taken from a scientific source.
- Anses (2025). Table de composition nutritionnelle des aliments Ciqual 2025 (fructose, glucose, lactose, polyols totaux). doi:10.57745/RDMHWY. Licence Ouverte Etalab.
- Yao C.K. et al. (2014). Dietary sorbitol and mannitol: food content and distinct absorption patterns between healthy individuals and patients with irritable bowel syndrome. J Hum Nutr Diet 27(S2).
- Ferjančič B. et al. (2024). Fructan content in most commonly consumed Slovenian foods and estimation of daily fructan consumption. Front Nutr 11:1446771. doi:10.3389/fnut.2024.1446771
Cut-offs per meal: Varney J. et al. (2017), J Gastroenterol Hepatol 32(S1):53-61. Colours apply to the food eaten on its own, for a person without specific tolerances.