tangelo

Fruit

Is tangelo high in acidic foods?

Acidic Foods status

Moderate

Is tangelo high or low in acidic foods? See its exact rating, how much counts as a portion, and its FODMAP, salicylate, oxalate and diet compatibility in one place.

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Compare tangelo across criteria

HistamineSafe Histamine LiberatorsSafe FODMAPsSafe FructansSafe GOSSafe FructoseLow

Sensitivity notes

Why acidic foods food checker matters

Acidic Foods affects how your body responds to certain foods. Understanding your personal tolerance helps you make informed choices.

Keep a detailed food and symptom diary to track your personal reactions
Eliminate the suspected trigger completely for 2-4 weeks
Reintroduce gradually to find your personal tolerance threshold
Work with a healthcare provider or registered dietitian for guidance
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Sensitivities

What tangelo contains

FODMAPs

FODMAPsSafe

FructansSafe

GOSSafe

FructoseLow

PolyolsSafe

LactoseSafe

Histamine & Amines

HistamineSafe

Histamine LiberatorsSafe

TyramineSafe

Plant compounds

SalicylatesLow

OxalatesSafe

LectinSafe

NightshadesSafe

Irritants

CaffeineSafe

AlcoholSafe

Spicy FoodsSafe

Acidic FoodsModerate

Additives

SulfitesSafe

NitritesSafe

GlutamatesSafe

Allergens

Dairy ProteinsSafe

GlutenSafe

EggSafe

PeanutSafe

Tree NutsSafe

SoySafe

FishSafe

CrustaceansSafe

MolluscsSafe

SesameSafe

CelerySafe

MustardSafe

LupinSafe

Alpha-galSafe

NickelSafe

Diet fit

Where tangelo fits

Therapeutic diets

Low HistamineFit

Low SalicylateFit

Low FermentationSafe

EoE CompatibleFit

AIPFit

InflammationFit

Reflux DietAvoid

Specific CarbohydrateFit

Low FibreFit

Gastroparesis DietFit

Lifestyle diets

VeganFit

VegetarianFit

PescatarianFit

MediterraneanFit

DASH DietFit

PaleoFit

Whole30Fit

KetoCheck

Low-carbFit

Religious diets

HalalFit

KosherFit

Hindu (no beef)Fit

JainFit

Buddhist VegetarianFit

Orthodox FastingFit

Ingredient notes

What to know about tangelo

A tangelo is a tangerine crossed with a pomelo or a grapefruit, and on paper it is the cleanest citrus in our whole data set: FODMAPs A, histamine liberator A, oxalates A, nickel A, glutamates A, with only salicylates and excess fructose sitting at B. Take that with a pinch of salt. Both of its parents grade far worse (tangerine is liberator D, salicylate D and oxalate D, mandarin is liberator D and oxalate E, pomelo is salicylate C and oxalate C), and a hybrid of two heavily flagged fruits landing clean across the board reads more like sparse testing on a minor crop than a genuine biochemical rescue. One inherited question does have a real answer: when thirteen Florida tangelo varieties were analysed for furanocoumarins, almost all contained none, and the single variety that did carried traces far too low to affect CYP3A4, so tangelo is not expected to carry the grapefruit drug interaction that its pomelo side might suggest.

Watch for

Treat the clean row as provisional.Tangelo is a minor commercial fruit and its grades are almost certainly thinner than those of its parents, which are graded D and E on the very columns where tangelo scores A. If citrus reliably sets you off, do not let this row talk you out of a careful single-fruit trial.
Salicylates B is the one column that is not clean, which is at least consistent with citrus generally and with the fruit tasting as sharp as it does.
Excess fructose B.A tangelo is bigger and far juicier than a mandarin, so the sugar and fructose load per fruit is higher even though the overall FODMAP grade is A.
The grapefruit parentage does not appear to bring the grapefruit medication problem with it: tested tangelos are effectively furanocoumarin-free.Its pomelo relative is a different matter and does carry the interaction.
Sold as Minneola, Honeybell and Orlando depending on the cross.Same fruit family and the same grades, so there is no need to log them separately.

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