Low FODMAP Products & Ingredients
Anchovy Paste
Pure anchovy paste is low FODMAP and useful to add savoury flavour to dishes. Surprisingly it’s equally as good for meat based dishes as fish based ones but do be cautious about adding extra salt!
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Asafoetida powder
Also known as Hing. This spice is used to give a great oniony taste to dishes and works particularly well in Indian cuisine.
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Buckwheat
Despite the name, buckwheat is a seed rather than a grain and is suitable on the low FODMAP diet. It can be used as a flour in gallettes and baked goods or whole as a cereal or an alternative to pearl barley or pulses.
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- Organic whole buckwheat
- Doves Farm Buckwheat flour
- Organic roasted buckwheat
- Arrowhead Mills Organic Buckweat Groats
Chives
Chives are a fantastic low FODMAP alternative to onions and are used in a lot of our recipes. Chives are super easy to grow on the window sill or for a really convenient option, dried chives can make a good alternative.
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Garlic infused oil
This can be bought at most delicatessens and gives a great garlic flavour to low FODMAP dishes without the FODMAP content.
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- La Cinata Garlic Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Blodyn Aur 100% Garlic Infused Welsh Rapeseed Oil
- Waitrose Garlic Infused Olive Oil
Gluten & wheat free flour
Most self-raising and plain gluten free flour can be used to substitute for wheat flour on the low FODMAP diet.
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- Doves Farm gluten and wheat free plain flour 1kg
- Doves Farm Gluten and wheat free self-raising flour
- Doves Farm gluten free Buckwheat flour
- Glebe Farm Gluten Free Seeded Brown Bread Mix
- Glebe Farm Gluten Free White Bread and Pizza Mix
Gluten & wheat free bread
Some gluten / wheat free bread can be used to substitute for wheat bread on the low FODMAP diet. It is important to check the ingredients lists for FODMAPs other than wheat that might be included.
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- Barkat Brown Rice Bread
- Barkat Gluten Free Multigrain Sliced Bread
- Barkat Gluten Free Bread Rolls
- Dietary Specials Gluten Free Ciabatta Rolls
- Dietary Specials Gluten Free Brown Ciabatta Rolls
- Dietary Specials Gluten Free Pizza Bases
- Dr Schar Gluten Free Pizza Bases
Gluten & wheat free pasta
Most gluten / wheat free pasta can be used to substitute for wheat pasta on the low FODMAP diet. Please note spelt pasta is not suitable fo the low FODMAP diet.
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- Orgran Buckwheat Spirals
- Doves Farm Brown Rice Fusilli
- Garofalo Gluten Free Spaghetti
- Waitrose Gluten Free Lasange Sheets
- Le Sorrentine Gluten-Free Pasta Penne Rigate
Gluten & wheat free breakfast cereals
Many rice, maize and oat based cereals are suitabe on the low FODMAP diet but care must be taken to ensure that other high FODMAP ingredients (such as dried fruit in excess) have not been added.
Gluten & wheat free biscuits and cakes
Many gluten and wheat free biscuits and cakes are suitabe on the low FODMAP diet but care must be taken to ensure that other high FODMAP ingredients (such as dried fruit in excess) have not been added.
Lactose
Lactose is a sugar found in all mammalian milks (cow / goat / sheep / camel (yes you can buy it!) etc..) Some people are less able to digest lactose as they make too little of the enzyme lactase. For these people lactose is not absorbed in the small bowel and can travel into the large bowel were it is fermented by bacteria.
Lactose free Milk
Lactose free milk is usually cow milk with the lactose removed. It tastes much the same as the milk in its usual state and is a great alternative on the low FODMAP diet.
Rice milk or almond milk with added calcium is a great alternative to dairy if you’re restricting lactose. Make sure you choose unsweetened versions without any added FODMAPs such as inulin or apple juice
Soya Milk
Soya milk with added calcium is a great alternative to dairy if you’re restricting lactose. Soya milk made from soya beans is higher in FODMAPS as it contains some GOS and should be used in portions of no more than 60mls. Soya milk made from soya protein is low FODMAP. Make sure you choose unsweetened versions without any added FODMAPs such as inulin or apple juice
Miso Paste
Miso paste is produced through the fermentation of soya beans, therefore rendering them lower in FODMAPs. Miso paste provides an excellent savoury base for soups and stocks.
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Quinoa
Quinoa is simple to prepare and makes a great low FODMAP alternative to cous cous.
Rice or Buckwheat noodles
Make sure the noodles you choose are made with rice or buckwheat flour only as some can have wheat flour added.
Spelt Sourdough
Spelt is an ancient type of wheat which naturally has a lower fermentable carbohydrate content. Combined with a sourdough process it makes a great low FODMAP bread. Please note spelt is not gluten-free and is not suitable for a gluten-free diet.
Sourdough refers to a traditional breadmaking process using a wild strain of yeast combined with naturally occuring bacteria to provide the fermentation. Due to the longer and more comprehensive fermentation this process provides greater breakdown of fermentable carbohydrates which otherwise act as FODMAPs in the diet. This is why only sourdough bread made from pure spelt flour is suitable on the low FODMAP diet.
Spring onions
Only the green part of the spring onion is low in FODMAPs so make sure this is the only part of the it you use. It’s a good idea to wash the spring onions carefully before you use them as the green parts are sometimes a bit dusty. Another great tip is to re-plant the white bottoms of the spring onions in a pot of earth on the window sill to get a new crop of green tops in no time!
Stock
Plain broth (or stock cubes) without any high FODMAP ingredients such as onion or garlic can be hard to come by, if in doubt make your own!
Some other options include:
Many products suitable for the low FODMAP diet can be purchased from your local supermarket. The links on this page may be sponsored and are provided as examples for information and for convenience only and are not meant as an endorsement of any product in particular. To this end, where possible links to a range of manufacturers and products has been provided.
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