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clementine
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See clementine rated across every trigger — FODMAP, histamine, salicylate, oxalate, tyramine and more — plus diet compatibility, all in one quick ingredient profile.
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What clementine contains
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Where clementine fits
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What to know about clementine
Most people file clementines under harmless vitamin C, which is why the histamine liberator grade surprises them. Citrus prompts the body to release its own histamine, and clementine carries a mild liberator grade even though the fruit itself contains almost no histamine, so flushing, an itchy mouth or a runny nose after a handful is a real and explainable pattern. Everything else is gentle: clean on oxalate, nickel, sulfites, gluten and lactose, with borderline grades for salicylate, excess fructose and total FODMAP load that only matter once you get past a fruit or two.
Watch for
- Mild histamine liberator.The fruit grades clean for histamine content, so a reaction here is your own histamine being released rather than histamine you swallowed, and it can arrive without any of the usual aged or fermented suspects on your plate
- Gentler than the citrus around it.Orange, mandarin and tangerine all grade high for histamine liberation and high for salicylate in this data, while clementine sits at borderline on both. That makes it the reasonable citrus to reintroduce first, not a free pass
- Borderline salicylate, and salicylates concentrate in peel and pith, so a teaspoon of zest is a much bigger dose than the segments it came from
- One fruit is the comfortable serve.Mandarin type citrus stays in the low FODMAP range up to roughly 95 g and starts contributing excess fructose above that, which is exactly what the borderline fructose and FODMAP grades here reflect. The bowl of clementines on the table is the problem, not the clementine
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FAQ
What does the FODMAP rating mean for clementine?
Medium FODMAP: portion size matters more than the ingredient itself.
Is clementine generally well tolerated?
Acidic Foods (Moderate) and Histamine Liberators (Low) Start with those if you react.
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