Is gooseberry high in polyols?

Polyols status

Low

Find out whether gooseberry is high or low in polyols, see its exact rating, and check its FODMAP, salicylate, oxalate and diet compatibility all in one place.

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HistamineSafe Histamine LiberatorsSafe FODMAPsAvoid FructansSafe GOSSafe FructoseLow

Sensitivity notes

Why polyols food checker matters

Polyols (sugar alcohols) are found naturally in some fruits and vegetables, and are used as artificial sweeteners. They're poorly absorbed and can cause digestive symptoms, especially in IBS sufferers.

Avoid sugar-free products with sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, maltitol
Stone fruits are naturally high in polyols
Cooking doesn't reduce polyol content

Triggers

HistamineSafe

Histamine LiberatorsSafe

FODMAPsLow

FructansSafe

GOSSafe

FructoseLow

PolyolsLow

GlutenSafe

LactoseSafe

Dairy ProteinsSafe

NightshadesSafe

SalicylatesModerate

OxalatesLow

NickelSafe

SulfitesSafe

NitritesSafe

GlutamatesSafe

TyramineSafe

CaffeineSafe

LectinSafe

Low FermentationSafe

Diets

GlutenFit

InflammationAvoid

VeganFit

VegetarianFit

Paleo AIPFit

MediterraneanFit

DASH DietFit

EoE CompatibleFit

FODMAPsAvoid

Low FermentationFit

Priority ingredient notes

Serving size, prep, and portion notes for gooseberry

Gooseberries are clean on histamine, graded A for both histamine content and histamine liberation, which is unusual for a fruit this sharp. Sourness and histamine are not the same thing, and gooseberry is the proof. The one grade worth planning around is salicylate at C, moderate, concentrated in the skin and higher in the hard green fruit picked early for cooking. On FODMAPs gooseberry is the mildest of the Ribes bushes we cover: it grades B, while red currant and blackcurrant both land at D. Almost nobody eats it raw, so the sugar it is stewed with is part of the trigger picture too.

Watch for

Salicylate C is the headline. Salicylates sit mainly in the skin, and gooseberries are eaten skin and all, usually as hard green fruit picked deliberately underripe for jam and crumble, which is the stage with the most. / Gentler than its relatives. Gooseberry, red currant and blackcurrant are all Ribes, but only gooseberry stays at B for total FODMAPs. Red currant grades D for FODMAPs and D for excess fructose, blackcurrant grades D for FODMAPs and D for polyols. / Mild across the FODMAP subtypes rather than clean: B for excess fructose and B for polyols, so a whole bowl of stewed fruit behaves differently from a spoonful of gooseberry sauce. / The name is doing a lot of work elsewhere. Cape gooseberry, also sold as goldenberry or physalis, is a nightshade and not related. Indian gooseberry, or amla, and Chinese gooseberry, the old name for kiwi, are also different plants with different trigger profiles. Kiwi in particular grades E for oxalate. / Gooseberry is so tart it is nearly always cooked with a lot of sugar, poured into a fool with cream, or set into jam. If a gooseberry pudding disagrees with you, work out whether it was the fruit, the sugar or the dairy before writing off the berry.

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