Cabbage
Cabbage: low in salicylate, FODMAPs and oligosaccharides. If you're sensitive to any of these, check it against your profile before eating.
Intolerances
- SalicylateLow
Common cabbage measures 2.6 mg of salicylate per kilogram, and a 94 g serve carries 0.24 mg - a large portion of a mild vegetable, which is how cabbage is usually eaten. Fermenting it into sauerkraut does not change this axis, but it changes two others.
Sources· 1
- Malakar S, Gibson PR, Barrett JS & Muir JG, J Food Compos Anal 57 (2017), 31-39 - salicylic acid measured by GC-MS in 112 common foods, reported per serve as well as per kilogram
- FODMAPsLow
Cabbage is low at a normal serving and stops being low above one - the threshold is around about a cup shredded. That is the shape of this whole axis: it publishes serving limits rather than verdicts, because the fructan or polyol load scales with how much you eat and there is no amount that is free.
Sources· 1
- Muir J et al., J Agric Food Chem 55 (2007) 6619-6627 and 57 (2009) 554-565, fructans and short-chain carbohydrates measured in Australian vegetables and fruit
- OligosaccharidesFODMAPsLow
Cabbage is leaves wrapped around each other, not a storage organ, and it measures low for oligosaccharide chains. Blanching lowers it further, since what little is there dissolves into the water.
- Histamine (+liberators / DAO inhibitors)None
- TyramineNone
- SucroseNone
- LactoseFODMAPsNone
- SorbitolFODMAPsNone
- FructoseFODMAPsNone
- NickelNone
- OxalatesNone
- GlutenNone
Intolerance levels are based on our documented scientific sources. See sources →
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Frequently asked questions
Which intolerances does cabbage affect?
Cabbage is notable for salicylate, FODMAPs and oligosaccharides. Clear on histamine, tyramine, sucrose, lactose, sorbitol, fructose, nickel, oxalates and gluten.
Does cabbage contain salicylate?
Cabbage contains only low levels of salicylate. Common cabbage measures 2.6 mg of salicylate per kilogram, and a 94 g serve carries 0.24 mg - a large portion of a mild vegetable, which is how cabbage is usually eaten. Fermenting it into sauerkraut does not change this axis, but it changes two others.
Does cabbage contain FODMAPs?
Cabbage contains only low levels of FODMAPs. Cabbage is low at a normal serving and stops being low above one - the threshold is around about a cup shredded. That is the shape of this whole axis: it publishes serving limits rather than verdicts, because the fructan or polyol load scales with how much you eat and there is no amount that is free.
Does cabbage contain oligosaccharides?
Cabbage contains only low levels of oligosaccharides. Cabbage is leaves wrapped around each other, not a storage organ, and it measures low for oligosaccharide chains. Blanching lowers it further, since what little is there dissolves into the water. Amounts vary by brand and recipe, so always check the label of the exact product.
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