Is white sauce / béchamel 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 g105 g +
Green : 0 – 34 gOrange : 34 – 68 gRed : > 68 g
FODMAPs in this food
- Fructans0.3 g per 100 g
- Lactose2.9 g per 100 g
Fructans, found mainly in wheat, rye, onion and garlic. Lactose, the sugar in milk.
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, white sauce / béchamel included.
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Sources
Reliability: value from the literature, to be confirmed · mixed product (average value).
- Anses (2025). Table de composition nutritionnelle des aliments Ciqual 2025 (fructose, glucose, lactose, polyols totaux). doi:10.57745/RDMHWY. Licence Ouverte Etalab.
- 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.
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.