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Is couscous (cooked) low FODMAP?
Limited portion · green up to 41 g
Eaten on its own, this food stays green up to 41 g, turns orange up to 82 g, and red above that.
How much?
0 g41 g82 g125 g +
Green : 0 – 41 gOrange : 41 – 82 gRed : > 82 g
FODMAPs in this food
- Fructans0.7 g per 100 g
Fructans, found mainly in wheat, rye, onion and garlic.
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, couscous (cooked) included.
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Sources
Reliability: value taken from a scientific source.
- Biesiekierski J.R. et al. (2011). Quantification of fructans, galacto-oligosaccharides and other short-chain carbohydrates in processed grains and cereals. J Hum Nutr Diet 24(2):154-176.
- Pejcz E. et al. (2024). Fructan concentrations in cooked cereal grains as a nutritional consideration for low-FODMAP diet. Molecules 29 (janvier 2024). PMC10820302
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.