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Is asparagus low FODMAP?
Limited portion · green up to 44 g
Eaten on its own, this food stays green up to 44 g, turns orange up to 88 g, and red above that.
How much?
0 g44 g88 g130 g +
Green : 0 – 44 gOrange : 44 – 88 gRed : > 88 g
FODMAPs in this food
- Fructans0.2 g per 100 g
- Fructose0.3 g per 100 g
- Mannitol0.1 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. Mannitol, a polyol found in mushrooms, cauliflower and some sweeteners.
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, asparagus included.
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Sources
Reliability: value from the literature, to be confirmed.
- Goñi I. et al. (2024). Inulin, fructose and glucose in asparagus spears. Foods 13:1154. doi:10.3390/foods13081154
- 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).
- Anses (2025). Table de composition nutritionnelle des aliments Ciqual 2025 (fructose, glucose, lactose, polyols totaux). doi:10.57745/RDMHWY. Licence Ouverte Etalab.
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.