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Is green peas low FODMAP?
Limited portion · green up to 30 g
Eaten on its own, this food stays green up to 30 g, turns orange up to 60 g, and red above that.
How much?
0 g30 g60 g90 g +
Green : 0 – 30 gOrange : 30 – 60 gRed : > 60 g
FODMAPs in this food
- Fructans0.4 g per 100 g
- GOS0.6 g per 100 g
- Sorbitol0.3 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. Sorbitol, a polyol found in some fruit and in 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, green peas included.
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Sources
Reliability: value from the literature, to be confirmed.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.