chili powder
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Trigger checker for chili powder
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Serving size, prep, and portion notes for chili powder
Chili powder is usually a blend rather than a single spice, and that is what makes it tricky: the ground chilli brings a nightshade load, while the cumin, garlic and onion powder mixed in add salicylates and fructans. No one trigger is extreme, but several sit at a moderate level at once, so it behaves differently from pure paprika, which is nothing but ground pepper and is far more concentrated on the nightshade side alone.
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A nightshade seasoning, because the base is ground chilli pepper, so it is one to watch if nightshades flare your joints or gut / Contains fructans from the garlic and onion powder that most blends include, which can bother a FODMAP-sensitive gut / Moderately salicylate-rich and mildly histamine-active as well, so for a blend the triggers add up across a few different pathways rather than one big one
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FAQ
What does the FODMAP rating mean for chili powder?
Medium FODMAP: portion size matters more than the ingredient itself.
Is chili powder generally well tolerated?
Histamine (Moderate) and Histamine Liberators (Moderate) Start with those if you react.
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