apple butter
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Apple butter is apples slow-cooked for hours until the water boils off and the fruit sugars concentrate, which is exactly what makes it a strong gut trigger. It is very high in excess fructose and high in the polyol sorbitol, both FODMAPs, so a spoonful delivers far more fermentable sugar than a fresh apple. If apples or apple juice give you bloating, gas or diarrhoea, apple butter tends to be worse gram for gram.
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Very high in excess fructose, a FODMAP that is poorly absorbed and a leading cause of bloating, wind and diarrhoea, made more concentrated by the long cook / High in sorbitol, a polyol FODMAP naturally present in apples that concentrates further as the butter reduces / One of the poorer choices for SIBO, since the concentrated free fructose feeds fermentation / Often carries added sugar and sometimes a splash of cider or preservative, so read the label if you also watch sulfites
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FAQ
What does the FODMAP rating mean for apple butter?
High FODMAP: consider smaller servings or swap within the same group.
Is apple butter generally well tolerated?
FODMAPs (Avoid) and Fructose (Avoid) Start with those if you react.
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