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pea milk

pea milk

Dairy & Alternatives

Trigger checker for pea milk

FODMAP rating
Low FODMAP

See pea milk rated across every trigger — FODMAP, histamine, salicylate, oxalate, tyramine and more — plus diet compatibility, all in one quick ingredient profile.

Sensitivities

What pea milk contains

FODMAPs

FODMAPsSafe
FructansSafe
GOSSafe
FructoseSafe
PolyolsSafe
LactoseSafe

Histamine & Amines

HistamineSafe
Histamine LiberatorsSafe
TyramineSafe

Plant compounds

SalicylatesSafe
OxalatesSafe
LectinModerate
NightshadesSafe

Irritants

CaffeineSafe
AlcoholSafe
Spicy FoodsSafe
Acidic FoodsSafe

Additives

SulfitesSafe
NitritesSafe
GlutamatesSafe

Allergens

Dairy ProteinsSafe
GlutenSafe
EggSafe
PeanutSafe
Tree NutsSafe
SoySafe
FishSafe
CrustaceansSafe
MolluscsSafe
SesameSafe
CelerySafe
MustardSafe
LupinSafe
Alpha-galSafe
NickelSafe

Diet fit

Where pea milk fits

Therapeutic diets

Low HistamineFit
Low SalicylateFit
Low FermentationSafe
EoE CompatibleFit
AIPAvoid
InflammationFit
Reflux DietFit
Specific CarbohydrateAvoid
Low FibreFit
Gastroparesis DietFit

Lifestyle diets

VeganFit
VegetarianFit
PescatarianFit
MediterraneanFit
DASH DietFit
PaleoAvoid
Whole30Avoid
KetoFit
Low-carbFit

Religious diets

HalalFit
KosherFit
Hindu (no beef)Fit
JainFit
Buddhist VegetarianFit
Orthodox FastingFit
Ingredient notes

What to know about pea milk

Pea milk is built from yellow pea protein isolate rather than from ground whole peas, and that one manufacturing detail is why it grades clean where the legume behind it does not. Whole peas are high FODMAP and heavy in galacto-oligosaccharides; isolating the protein leaves the fermentable carbohydrate behind, so pea milk grades A on total FODMAPs and on every subgroup, A for histamine and histamine liberation, A for salicylate, oxalate, nickel, sulfites, nitrites, free glutamate and tyramine, and A for lactose, dairy protein and gluten. Nothing on the trigger panel is flagged. Its practical selling point is what it leaves out: no dairy, no nuts, no soy, no gluten, at roughly 8 g of protein per cup, which is dairy milk's own number and about eight times what almond milk delivers. That combination is genuinely rare, and it is why pea milk keeps turning up as the recommended swap on our pages for people juggling more than one restriction at once. The real caveats sit with the carton rather than the pea: it is still a legume, it carries a moderate lectin grade, it is out during an AIP elimination, and the sweetened and flavoured cartons are a different product from the unsweetened original these grades describe.

Watch for

  • Graded A across every FODMAP subgroup, including GOS and fructans, because protein isolation strips out the carbohydrate that makes whole peas high FODMAP.Pea flour and whole peas get no such pass, so do not read their grades across
  • Pea is a legume and pea allergy is real, even though pea is not one of the nine major US allergens and needs no allergen callout on the label.Our pea protein page covers the documented cross-reactivity between pea, lupin and peanut, and it applies to the milk in exactly the same way
  • The gums, oils and sugars carry the gut complaints far more often than the protein does.Most cartons include sunflower oil and gellan gum, and the chocolate and vanilla versions add cane sugar and cocoa on top, which is a separate trigger list from the one graded here
  • Moderate lectin grade from its legume origin, and not AIP compliant, so it comes off the table during an autoimmune protocol elimination phase even though the chemical trigger panel is clear

FAQ

What does the FODMAP rating mean for pea milk?

Low FODMAP: usually easier for most people, still watch portion size.

Is pea milk generally well tolerated?

Lectin (Moderate) and Histamine (Safe) Start with those if you react.

What should I check next?

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