Chili powder

Chili powder is notable for histamine, salicylate, FODMAPs and oligosaccharides. Clear on tyramine, sucrose, lactose, sorbitol, fructose, nickel, oxalates and gluten.

Yes — chili powder is high in histamine. Chilli powder in the American sense is a blend, not a spice: chilli plus cumin, oregano and usually garlic and onion powder. The capsaicin is the liberator, and the blend adds several more - which is why a spoonful of this behaves differently from a spoonful of pure cayenne, and why the ingredient list is worth reading on a jar that sounds like one ingredient.

Chili powder contains moderate levels of salicylate. Usually a blend rather than pure chilli — cumin, oregano and garlic are common additions, each contributing its own salicylate on top of the pepper.

Chili powder contains moderate levels of FODMAPs. Chili powder is where the name decides nothing: in some countries the jar holds ground chilli alone, in others it is a blend built on garlic and onion powder, and those two are among the five vegetables measured highest in fructan. The front of the jar does not say which; the ingredient list does.

Chili powder contains moderate levels of oligosaccharides. Chilli powder in the American sense is a blend, not a spice: chilli, cumin, oregano, and garlic and onion powder. The oligosaccharides come from the last two, and the proportion is never on the label. Amounts vary by brand and recipe, so always check the label of the exact product.