stout

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Is stout high in glutamates?

Glutamates status

Safe

Is stout 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 stout across criteria

HistamineHigh Histamine LiberatorsModerate FODMAPsLow 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 stout contains

FODMAPs

FODMAPsLow

FructansSafe

GOSSafe

FructoseSafe

PolyolsSafe

LactoseSafe

Histamine & Amines

HistamineHigh

Histamine LiberatorsModerate

TyramineModerate

Plant compounds

SalicylatesSafe

OxalatesSafe

LectinSafe

NightshadesSafe

Irritants

CaffeineSafe

AlcoholModerate

Spicy FoodsSafe

Acidic FoodsLow

Additives

SulfitesModerate

NitritesSafe

GlutamatesSafe

Allergens

Dairy ProteinsSafe

GlutenAvoid

EggSafe

PeanutSafe

Tree NutsSafe

SoySafe

FishSafe

CrustaceansSafe

MolluscsSafe

SesameSafe

CelerySafe

MustardSafe

LupinSafe

Alpha-galSafe

NickelSafe

Diet fit

Where stout fits

Therapeutic diets

Low HistamineAvoid

Low SalicylateCheck

Low Fermentation

EoE CompatibleAvoid

AIPAvoid

InflammationNo data

Reflux DietAvoid

Specific CarbohydrateAvoid

Low FibreFit

Gastroparesis DietAvoid

Lifestyle diets

VeganCheck

VegetarianCheck

PescatarianCheck

MediterraneanNo data

DASH DietCheck

PaleoAvoid

Whole30Avoid

KetoAvoid

Low-carbCheck

Religious diets

HalalAvoid

KosherFit

Hindu (no beef)Fit

JainAvoid

Buddhist VegetarianAvoid

Orthodox FastingCheck

Ingredient notes

What to know about stout

Stout is a dark beer built on roasted barley, and that roast is the whole point: it is where the coffee and dark chocolate flavour comes from, and it is also why stout is gluten E like every other barley beer. Roasting changes the colour and the taste of the grain, not its gluten, so a pint of stout is off limits for coeliac disease and for non-coeliac gluten sensitivity in exactly the way a pale lager is. Beyond gluten, fermentation gives it high histamine (D) with moderate tyramine (C) and moderate sulfites (C), the usual reason a beer drinker gets a flushed face, a blocked nose or a thumping head from one pint. It grades poorly for SIBO (D) but only B for FODMAPs, so the gut complaints people report are more often about alcohol and carbonation than about fermentable sugars. Despite tasting of coffee, plain stout is caffeine free (A).

Watch for

Gluten E.Roasted barley is still barley, and roasting does not degrade gluten, so stout is not safe on a coeliac diet no matter how dark or how dry it is
Histamine D, the highest trigger on this page after gluten, produced during fermentation and made harder to clear because alcohol slows the diamine oxidase enzyme
Milk stout, cream stout and sweet stout are brewed with added lactose that the yeast cannot ferment, so those styles carry lactose that a dry stout does not.The grades here describe a standard dry stout
Moderate sulfites (C) and moderate tyramine (C) from fermentation, a combination that shows up as headache and flushing rather than gut symptoms
Nitro stouts are poured with nitrogen rather than carbon dioxide, which gives the creamy head and much less dissolved gas.If your problem with beer is bloating and burping rather than gluten, that difference is real, but it changes nothing about the gluten or the histamine

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