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Is egg high in glutamates?

Glutamates status

Safe

Is egg high or low in glutamates? 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 egg across criteria

HistamineSafe Histamine LiberatorsSafe FODMAPsSafe FructansSafe GOSSafe FructoseSafe

Sensitivity notes

Why glutamates food checker matters

Glutamates, including MSG, are flavor enhancers found naturally in many foods and added to others. Some people report sensitivity causing headaches, flushing, or other symptoms, though research on 'MSG syndrome' is mixed.

MSG goes by many names - look for 'glutamate' on labels
Naturally high in soy sauce, fish sauce, and aged cheeses
Tomatoes and mushrooms are naturally high in glutamates
Yeast extract and hydrolyzed proteins contain glutamates
Fresh, unprocessed foods are generally lower

Sensitivities

What egg contains

FODMAPs

FODMAPsSafe

FructansSafe

GOSSafe

FructoseSafe

PolyolsSafe

LactoseSafe

Histamine & Amines

HistamineSafe

Histamine LiberatorsSafe

TyramineSafe

Plant compounds

SalicylatesSafe

OxalatesSafe

LectinModerate

NightshadesSafe

Irritants

CaffeineSafe

AlcoholSafe

Spicy FoodsSafe

Acidic FoodsSafe

Additives

SulfitesSafe

NitritesSafe

GlutamatesSafe

Allergens

Dairy ProteinsSafe

GlutenSafe

EggAvoid

PeanutSafe

Tree NutsSafe

SoySafe

FishSafe

CrustaceansSafe

MolluscsSafe

SesameSafe

CelerySafe

MustardSafe

LupinSafe

Alpha-galSafe

NickelSafe

Diet fit

Where egg fits

Therapeutic diets

Low HistamineFit

Low SalicylateFit

Low FermentationSafe

EoE CompatibleAvoid

AIPAvoid

InflammationAvoid

Reflux DietFit

Specific CarbohydrateFit

Low FibreFit

Gastroparesis DietCheck

Lifestyle diets

VeganAvoid

VegetarianFit

PescatarianFit

MediterraneanFit

DASH DietFit

PaleoFit

Whole30Fit

KetoFit

Low-carbFit

Religious diets

HalalFit

KosherFit

Hindu (no beef)Fit

JainAvoid

Buddhist VegetarianAvoid

Orthodox FastingAvoid

Ingredient notes

What to know about egg

Is egg a trigger food? On food chemistry it is one of the cleanest things on the plate: graded clear for histamine, histamine liberation, salicylates, tyramine, lactose, gluten, nickel and free glutamates, and clean on FODMAPs, so a plain egg is rarely why a sensitive gut complains. The reason egg still appears on almost every elimination list is immune rather than chemical. Egg is a top labelled allergen, it grades as incompatible with an eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) elimination diet, and the proteins people actually react to (ovomucoid and ovalbumin) sit mostly in the white. Our data grades white and yolk identically, so if you are separating them, keep treating both as egg until an allergist says otherwise.

Watch for

Graded incompatible with an EoE elimination diet: egg is one of the six foods pulled in the six-food elimination protocol, along with milk, wheat, soy, nuts and fish
The major egg allergens (ovomucoid, ovalbumin) are concentrated in the white, but the grades treat white and yolk the same, so a yolk-only trial is an allergist decision rather than a kitchen experiment
Baked egg is a different exposure from scrambled.Long baking inside a wheat batter, as in a muffin, is tolerated by many egg-allergic children while a soft-cooked egg is not. Only ever test that under medical supervision.
Hidden egg turns up in mayonnaise, meringue, the egg wash on bread, fresh pasta, nougat and many ice creams, and hides on labels as albumin, globulin, lysozyme or lecithin
Graded borderline for lectins and pro-inflammatory on an inflammation-focused diet, which is a diet-pattern note rather than a sensitivity trigger

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