Is feijoa high in fodmaps?

FODMAPs status

Avoid

Find out whether feijoa is high or low in fodmaps, see its exact rating, and check its FODMAP, salicylate, oxalate and diet compatibility all in one place.

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Compare feijoa across criteria

HistamineSafe Histamine LiberatorsLow FructansModerate GOSSafe FructoseAvoid PolyolsLow

Sensitivity notes

Why fodmaps food checker matters

FODMAPs are fermentable carbohydrates that can cause digestive distress in sensitive individuals. They include fructose, lactose, fructans, galactans, and polyols. These sugars are poorly absorbed in the small intestine and ferment in the colon, potentially causing bloating, gas, and discomfort.

Start with a 2-6 week elimination phase, removing all high-FODMAP foods
Keep a detailed food and symptom diary to track your reactions
Reintroduce one FODMAP group at a time to identify your specific triggers

Triggers

HistamineSafe

Histamine LiberatorsLow

FODMAPsAvoid

FructansModerate

GOSSafe

FructoseAvoid

PolyolsLow

GlutenSafe

LactoseSafe

Dairy ProteinsSafe

NightshadesSafe

SalicylatesLow

OxalatesLow

NickelSafe

SulfitesSafe

NitritesSafe

GlutamatesSafe

TyramineSafe

CaffeineSafe

LectinSafe

Low FermentationAvoid

Diets

GlutenFit

InflammationFit

VeganFit

VegetarianFit

Paleo AIPFit

MediterraneanFit

DASH DietFit

EoE CompatibleAvoid

FODMAPsAvoid

Low FermentationAvoid

Priority ingredient notes

Serving size, prep, and portion notes for feijoa

Feijoa, the pineapple guava, is the perfumed green fruit New Zealanders scoop out with a teaspoon every autumn. Its gut grades are the story: high FODMAP (E) driven by excess fructose (E), moderate fructans (C), and a poor grade for SIBO (E). What it is not is a salicylate problem. Despite the name and the shared Myrtaceae family, feijoa grades B for salicylates where true guava grades D, so a guava reaction does not transfer. Portion is everything here, because feijoa is a fruit people eat by the bagful when the tree drops.

Watch for

High FODMAP (E) with excess fructose also at E. Fructose in excess of glucose is absorbed slowly, draws water into the bowel and ferments, which is the bloating and looseness people report an hour or two after a feijoa binge / Portion decides the outcome more than with most fruit. A couple of spoonfuls sits far below the level that causes trouble, while the autumn glut habit of eating six or eight in a sitting sails past it / Graded E for low fermentation and SIBO, so it is a fruit to avoid outright during a SIBO protocol / Moderate fructans (C) on top of the fructose, which is why feijoa can bother people who tolerate other fructose-heavy fruit / Feijoa juice, cordial, chutney and cider concentrate the sugars further and often add more, so they are a bigger exposure than the fresh fruit they came from / The gritty flesh and the peel are astringent rather than triggering. Nothing in the grades flags histamine (A), nickel (A) or glutamates (A)

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