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Is beetroot low FODMAP?
Limited portion · green up to 60 g
Eaten on its own, this food stays green up to 60 g, turns orange up to 120 g, and red above that.
How much?
0 g60 g120 g180 g +
Green : 0 – 60 gOrange : 60 – 120 gRed : > 120 g
FODMAPs in this food
- Fructans0.4 g per 100 g
- GOS0.1 g per 100 g
Fructans, found mainly in wheat, rye, onion and garlic. GOS (galacto-oligosaccharides), found mainly in legumes such as chickpeas and lentils.
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, beetroot included.
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Sources
Reliability: value taken from a scientific source.
- Muir J.G. et al. (2007). Fructan and free fructose content of common Australian vegetables and fruit. J Agric Food Chem. doi:10.1021/jf070623x
- Muir J.G. et al. (2009). Measurement of short-chain carbohydrates in common Australian vegetables and fruits by HPLC. J Agric Food Chem 57(2):554-565.
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.