Spices

Garlic salt

Garlic salt

Other names Sel d'ail

Garlic salt: high in FODMAPs and oligosaccharides; moderate in salicylate; low in fructose, nickel and oxalates. If you're sensitive to any of these, check it against your profile before eating.

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Frequently asked questions

Which intolerances does Garlic salt affect?

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

Does Garlic salt contain FODMAPs?

Yes — Garlic salt is high in FODMAPs. Garlic salt is mostly salt, so the FODMAP dose per teaspoon is diluted compared with pure garlic powder - but a teaspoon of it is a lot of seasoning, and it appears in rubs, fries and popcorn where nobody measures. The dilution is real; it is not protection.

Does Garlic salt contain oligosaccharides?

Yes — Garlic salt is high in oligosaccharides. Same reason as the FODMAP level: the garlic fraction of garlic salt still carries fructans, diluted by the salt but not removed by it. Salt does nothing to a carbohydrate chain.

Does Garlic salt contain salicylate?

Garlic salt contains moderate levels of salicylate. Garlic powder cut with salt, so the salicylate per spoonful is lower than pure garlic powder — but it is used far more liberally, which cancels the dilution.

Does Garlic salt contain fructose?

Garlic salt contains only low levels of fructose. Garlic salt is garlic powder cut with salt, so more dilute again. Spices are used in pinches, so even a concentrated fructose content arrives in an amount too small to matter - the fructans in alliums are the more relevant question. Amounts vary by brand and recipe, so always check the label of the exact product.

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