Is rutabaga root high in fructose?

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Graded A on total FODMAPs, polyols, GOS and excess fructose, with only fructans at a moderate mark. That is why swede survives as a potato stand-in on low FODMAP plans, and it means the failure mode is total volume rather than one specific sugar / Portion escalation is the actual risk on this vegetable. A tray of rutabaga fries or a full bowl of rutabaga noodles is several times a side serving, and a moderate fructan grade stops being moderate at that multiple / Root and leaf are not the same food. The high oxalate readings quoted for brassicas come from the greens; the peeled root grades mild, so a low-oxalate plan does not need to exclude it, and boiling in generous water and draining lowers the soluble fraction further / Mild salicylate, mild nickel and mild free glutamate. None of the three is a reason to avoid it, and all three are worth a diary line if rutabaga has become a several-times-a-week staple rather than a winter side / Graded a mild histamine liberator rather than a histamine-containing food. If swede shows up alongside flushing in your diary, look first at what it was cooked in, since it is almost always mashed with butter and cream or served under a roast