How much sauerkraut can I eat on a low FODMAP diet?

Up to 25 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 sauerkraut low FODMAP?

Q: Is sauerkraut low FODMAP?

Limited portion. Eaten on its own, this food stays green up to 25 g, turns orange up to 50 g, and red above that.

Limited portion · green up to 25 g

Eaten on its own, this food stays green up to 25 g, turns orange up to 50 g, and red above that.

How much?

0 g25 g50 g75 g +

Green : 0 – 25 gOrange : 25 – 50 gRed : > 50 g

FODMAPs in this food

Mannitol0.8 g per 100 g

Mannitol, a polyol found in mushrooms, cauliflower and some sweeteners.

📖 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, sauerkraut included.

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Sources

Reliability: value from the literature, to be confirmed.

Johanningsmeier S. et al. (2007). Chemical and sensory properties of sauerkraut (mannitol). J Food Sci 72(5):M166-M172. doi:10.1111/j.1750-3841.2007.00372.x
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

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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