Overview
About Relish
Relish is a broad category of chopped, pickled or cooked vegetables in a tangy vinegar base, and most jarred versions are built on onion, which makes them high FODMAP.
Fructans are graded D, so relish is a frequent gut trigger, and because the vegetables are pickled or fermented it also carries moderate histamine and tyramine. If it is specifically cucumber based, see our pickle relish page for the detail.
Sensitivities
How Relish scores
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What trips people up
- High in fructans (grade D), usually from onion and other alliums in the mix, so most relishes are not low FODMAP
- Moderate histamine and tyramine because the vegetables are pickled or fermented, a factor if amines set you off
- Vinegar and salt heavy, which is why relish also scores poorly for the DASH and Mediterranean patterns
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FAQ
Common questions about Relish
What makes relish a trigger food?
Two things. Most relishes are onion based, and onion is high in fructans (graded D), a leading FODMAP trigger for bloating and gas. On top of that, pickling and fermenting raise the histamine and tyramine content, which can bother people sensitive to those amines.
Is all relish high FODMAP, or just pickle relish?
The category as a whole tends to be high FODMAP because onion and other alliums are so common in relishes. Cucumber based pickle relish is the classic example, but corn, pepper and vegetable relishes usually carry the same onion driven fructan load.
References
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Ratings reflect the Triggerbites ingredient database and may vary with portion size and preparation.