edamame
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Trigger checker for edamame
See edamame rated across every trigger — FODMAP, histamine, salicylate, oxalate, tyramine and more — plus diet compatibility, all in one quick ingredient profile.
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Serving size, prep, and portion notes for edamame
Edamame is a whole soybean picked young, and its main trigger is the one every legume shares: it grades moderate on GOS, the bean sugar humans have no enzyme to digest. That is the bloating and gas people describe an hour after a bowl of pods. It also grades moderate on nickel, lectins and SIBO fermentability, and soy is one of the major declared food allergens. On the other hand it grades clean on histamine, gluten, salicylates and free glutamate, which is where it parts company with soy sauce.
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Moderate GOS. A small serve is manageable for most sensitive guts, but the grade climbs with the size of the bowl, and pods are easy to keep eating / Moderate on SIBO fermentability, so it is a poor fit while you are actively treating small intestinal bacterial overgrowth / Soy is a major allergen and edamame is undisguised whole soy. A soy protein allergy is a different mechanism from a FODMAP reaction and it does not respond to portion control / Moderate nickel, which matters if you are managing systemic nickel allergy, since legumes as a group sit on the higher end for nickel / Moderate lectin content, though edamame is always cooked before eating and cooking deactivates most of it
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FAQ
What does the FODMAP rating mean for edamame?
Medium FODMAP: portion size matters more than the ingredient itself.
Is edamame generally well tolerated?
GOS (Moderate) and Nickel (Moderate) Start with those if you react.
What should I check next?
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