Triggers
Each checker grades 1,000+ ingredients for one trigger or diet. For more than one, you can use the Food Finder. Type a plain sentence, like “low histamine and low FODMAP” or “foods that won’t bloat me”, and it shows every ingredient that fits.
FODMAPs
Sugars and fibres that ferment in the gut when they are not absorbed.
Histamine & Amines
Vasoactive amines, and the foods that release the histamine you already have.
Plant compounds
Natural plant defence chemicals, and the families that carry them.
Irritants
Substances that act directly on the gut lining or the valve at the top of the stomach.
Additives
Preservatives, colours and enhancers added during manufacturing.
Allergens
Proteins the immune system reacts to, including the fourteen named on EU labels.
- EggEgg, and the sauces and pastas that hide it
- PeanutPeanut, plus the oils, sauces and baked goods it reaches
- Tree nutsAlmond, cashew, walnut and the rest of the tree nuts
- SoySoy protein, lecithin and the fermented soy foods
- FishFinned fish, and the sauces and stocks made from it
- CrustaceansPrawn, crab and lobster, including their stocks
- MolluscsMussel, squid, oyster and snail
- SesameSeeds, oil, tahini and the breads topped with them
- CeleryCelery and celeriac, including salt and stock powder
- MustardMustard seed, condiments and spice blends
- LupinLupin flour, common in breads and gluten-free baking
- Alpha-galMammalian meat, for the tick-borne meat allergy
Diets
Therapeutic diets
Usually followed for a set period to settle symptoms.
- Low histamineHistamine intolerance, flushing and hives
- Low salicylateFood-chemical sensitivity, the RPAH approach
- SIBO dietBacterial overgrowth and persistent bloating
- EoE dietEosinophilic oesophagitis, the six-food elimination
- AIPAutoimmune conditions, a strict elimination phase
- Anti-inflammatoryGeneral inflammation, followed long term
- Reflux dietAcid reflux and GERD
- Specific carbohydrate dietIBD and coeliac, no grains, starches or lactose
- Low fibreFlares, strictures and recovery after surgery
- Gastroparesis dietDelayed stomach emptying, low fat and low fibre
Lifestyle diets
Followed by choice, and kept up long term.
- VeganNo animal products
- VegetarianNo meat or fish
- PescatarianNo meat or poultry, seafood is fine
- MediterraneanOlive oil, fish, vegetables and legumes
- DASHLower sodium, for blood pressure
- PaleoNo grains, legumes, dairy or refined sugar
- Whole30A 30-day reset, no sugar, alcohol, grains or dairy
- KetoVery low carbohydrate
- Low-carbReduced carbohydrate, less strict than keto
Religious diets
We grade the ingredient itself. Certification and fasting calendars are not something we track.
Elimination diets
Built around removing one compound. Each one also appears as a trigger above.
