How much chicory root (extract) can I eat on a low FODMAP diet?

Up to 0.5 g while staying green, if the food is eaten on its own. In a meal, the FODMAPs of the other foods add up.

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Is chicory root (extract) low FODMAP?

Q: Is chicory root (extract) low FODMAP?

Very small portion. Eaten on its own, this food stays green up to 0.5 g, turns orange up to 1 g, and red above that.

Very small portion · green up to 0.5 g

Eaten on its own, this food stays green up to 0.5 g, turns orange up to 1 g, and red above that.

How much?

0 g0.5 g1 g1.5 g +

Green : 0 – 0.5 gOrange : 0.5 – 1 gRed : > 1 g

FODMAPs in this food

Fructans60 g per 100 g

Fructans, found mainly in wheat, rye, onion and garlic.

📖 Understand FODMAPs 🔬 How these values are worked out

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, chicory root (extract) included.

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Sources

Reliability: estimate based on similar foods.

Evaluation of FODMAP carbohydrates content in selected foods in the United States (2018). Article en libre accès PMC6063767.

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.

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