gooseberry

Fruit

Is gooseberry inflammation-compatible?

No, avoid

See whether gooseberry fits an inflammation diet, with a clear compatible-or-avoid verdict plus its FODMAP, histamine and other trigger ratings in one place.

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Compare gooseberry across criteria

HistamineSafe Histamine LiberatorsSafe FODMAPsLow FructansSafe GOSSafe FructoseLow

Sensitivity notes

Why inflammation diet checker matters

An anti-inflammatory diet focuses on foods that help reduce chronic inflammation in the body. It emphasizes fruits, vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and whole grains while limiting processed foods, refined sugars, and certain oils.

Focus on omega-3 rich foods like fatty fish, walnuts, and flaxseed
Colorful fruits and vegetables provide anti-inflammatory antioxidants
Extra virgin olive oil is a cornerstone of anti-inflammatory eating
Limit refined sugars, processed foods, and industrial seed oils
Turmeric and ginger are powerful anti-inflammatory spices

Sensitivities

What gooseberry contains

FODMAPs

FODMAPsLow

FructansSafe

GOSSafe

FructoseLow

PolyolsLow

LactoseSafe

Histamine & Amines

HistamineSafe

Histamine LiberatorsSafe

TyramineSafe

Plant compounds

SalicylatesModerate

OxalatesLow

LectinSafe

NightshadesSafe

Irritants

CaffeineSafe

AlcoholSafe

Spicy FoodsSafe

Acidic FoodsAvoid

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 gooseberry fits

Therapeutic diets

Low HistamineFit

Low SalicylateCheck

Low FermentationSafe

EoE CompatibleFit

AIPFit

InflammationFit

Reflux DietAvoid

Specific CarbohydrateFit

Low FibreAvoid

Gastroparesis DietCheck

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 gooseberry

Gooseberries are clean on histamine, graded A for both histamine content and histamine liberation, which is unusual for a fruit this sharp. Sourness and histamine are not the same thing, and gooseberry is the proof. The one grade worth planning around is salicylate at C, moderate, concentrated in the skin and higher in the hard green fruit picked early for cooking. On FODMAPs gooseberry is the mildest of the Ribes bushes we cover: it grades B, while red currant and blackcurrant both land at D. Almost nobody eats it raw, so the sugar it is stewed with is part of the trigger picture too.

Watch for

Salicylate C is the headline.Salicylates sit mainly in the skin, and gooseberries are eaten skin and all, usually as hard green fruit picked deliberately underripe for jam and crumble, which is the stage with the most.
Gentler than its relatives.Gooseberry, red currant and blackcurrant are all Ribes, but only gooseberry stays at B for total FODMAPs. Red currant grades D for FODMAPs and D for excess fructose, blackcurrant grades D for FODMAPs and D for polyols.
Mild across the FODMAP subtypes rather than clean: B for excess fructose and B for polyols, so a whole bowl of stewed fruit behaves differently from a spoonful of gooseberry sauce.
The name is doing a lot of work elsewhere.Cape gooseberry, also sold as goldenberry or physalis, is a nightshade and not related. Indian gooseberry, or amla, and Chinese gooseberry, the old name for kiwi, are also different plants with different trigger profiles. Kiwi in particular grades E for oxalate.
Gooseberry is so tart it is nearly always cooked with a lot of sugar, poured into a fool with cream, or set into jam.If a gooseberry pudding disagrees with you, work out whether it was the fruit, the sugar or the dairy before writing off the berry.

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