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Is wheat bread / white bread low FODMAP?
Limited portion · green up to 34 g
Eaten on its own, this food stays green up to 34 g, turns orange up to 68 g, and red above that.
How much?
0 g34 g68 g100 g +
Green : 0 – 34 gOrange : 34 – 68 gRed : > 68 g
FODMAPs in this food
- Fructans0.7 g per 100 g
- GOS0.2 g per 100 g
- Fructose0.2 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. Excess fructose (more fructose than glucose), as in apple, mango or honey.
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, wheat bread / white bread 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.
- Determination of FODMAP contents of common wheat and rye breads and the effects of processing on the final contents. Eur Food Res Technol (2021). doi:10.1007/s00217-020-03633-6
- Ispiryan L. et al. (2020). Characterization of the FODMAP-profile in cereal-product ingredients. Journal of Cereal Science.
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.