Passion fruit

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

Passion fruit contains moderate levels of salicylate. The pulp and seeds are eaten together and both contribute salicylate. Passion fruit is usually a spoonful on top of something else, which keeps the portion naturally small.

Passion fruit contains only low levels of FODMAPs. Passion fruit is low with a qualification worth knowing: small and eaten by the spoonful. Fruit is where this axis is least intuitive, because sweetness and FODMAP load are not the same measurement - what counts is the balance between the sugars, not how much sugar there is.

Passion fruit contains only low levels of histamine. Passion fruit is low in histamine. Its pulp is acidic enough to slow bacterial growth, which is part of why it keeps as well as it does.

Passion fruit contains only low levels of fructose. Passion fruit is low on this axis because of small seeds and pulp, with the sugars roughly matched. Fructose only causes trouble when it outruns glucose - glucose is what carries it across the gut wall, so a balanced fruit is absorbed even when it tastes sweet. Amounts vary by brand and recipe, so always check the label of the exact product.