Low-Salicylate diet 10/13/2010
Here is a diet low in Salicylate foods Low-Salicylate foods Fruits Bananas, mangoes, paw-paws, peeled pears, pomegranates Vegetables All beans (except broad and green beans) beansprouts, brussels, cabbage, celery, leeks, lentils, lettuce, peas, peeled potatoes, swedes, fermented soy products. Beverages Gin and vodka Cereals Wheat, oats barley, rye, rice (all have no or minimal salicylate content). Nuts and Seeds Are all allowed except – almonds, brazils, coconut, macadamia nuts, peanuts, pine nuts, pistachio nuts, sesame seeds, walnuts and water chestnuts. Meats All meats, fish, shellfish, diary produce and eggs High-Salicylate foods Fruits Apples, apricots, avocadoes, all berry fruit, melons, cherries, currants, grapes, raisins, dates, figs, guavas, grapefruit, lemons, lychees, mandarins, nectarines, peaches, plums, prunes, oranges, passion fruit, pears with skins, persimmons, pineapples, rhubarb. Vegetables Alfalfa, asparagus, aubergines, broad and green beans, beetroot, broccoli, carrots, chicory, courgettes, cucumber, endive, marrow, mushrooms, okra, olives, onions, parsnips, peppers, chillis, potatoes in their skins, radishes, spinach, sweetcorn, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, watercress. Condiments Aniseed, cayenne, celery seed, cinnamon, cumin, curry, dill, fenugreek, five-spice, garam masala, mace, mustard, oregano, paprika, rosemary, sage, tarragon, turmeric, thyme. Beverages Coca-cola, coffee, tea, peppermint tea, most fruit juices and alcoholic drinks. Cereal Sweetcorn Nuts and Seeds Almonds, brazils, coconut, macadamia nuts, peanuts, pine nuts, pistachio nuts, sesame seeds, walnuts and water chestnuts. Miscellaneous Honey, liquorice, peppermint sweets and yeast containing produce all contain appreciable amounts of salicylates. Many processed, tinned or packaged foods can be high in salicylates, due to the spices or foods used in their composition. Conditions that can respond to a Low-Salicylate diet include 1. Urticaria 2. Asthma 3. Hyperactivity in children 4. Ulcerative colitis Comments Your comment will be posted after it is approved. Leave a Reply |
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