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Salicylates: yes and no foods |
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Many foods contain natural salicylates. For this reason, when controlling your salicylates intake, it's important to identify those which have the highest content of this substance and avoid eating them on diet days.
On the other hand, your consumption of foods which contain a lesser amount should simply be limited.
This chart provides two alphabetical listings: one of foods with high salicylates content and the other of foods with a lower content.
Foods to avoid (high content of natural salicylates)
Fruit
Almond
Apricot
Cherry
Currant, black (fruit)
Currant, red (fruit)
Date
Grapefruit
Grape
Orange
Peach
Peanuts
Pineapple (including juice)
Raisin
Raspberry
Strawberry |
Vegetables
Broccoli
Chicory
Cucumber
Endive
Peppers
Radicchio
Radish
Watercress
Zucchini |
Other foods
Honey
Tea, black
Tea, green |
Foods to be limited (low content of natural salicylates)
These foods contain lesser amounts of natural salicylates. You may eat them in moderation, trying not to eat too many in a day.
Fruit
Apple (including juice)
Avocado
Brazil nut
Cashew
Fig
Hazelnut
Kiwi
Lemon
Mango
Olive
Papaya
Passion fruit
Persimmon
Pistache
Plum
Tangerine
Walnut
Watermelon |
Vegetables
Asparagus
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (red)
Carrot
Cauliflower
Chives
Corn
Eggplant
Garlic
Green beans
Leek
Mushroom (champignon)
Onion
Parsley
Peas
Potato
Pumpkin
Red beet
Sesame seeds
Spinach
Sunflower seeds
Sweet potato
Tomato (including juice)
Turnip |
Other foods
Instant coffee
Mozzarella
Red wine
White wine |
Suggested alternatives (a negligible content of natural salicylates)
Fruit
Banana
Black cherry
Blackberry
Blueberry
Chestnut
Coconut
Cranberry
Gooseberry
Lychee
Lime
Melon
Pear
Prickly fig |
Vegetables
Artichoke
Beans
Belgian endive
Cabbage
Celery
Dandelion
Fennel
Jerusalem artichoke
Lettuce
Lettuce, Chinese
Mushroom (Porcini)
Peas
Red lettuce
Soy sprouts
Swiss chard
Truffle |
Other foods
Beer
Cider
Cognac
Whiskey |
Other useful resources
» For a more detailed description of foods containing natural salicylates, refer to the SMA Food profile on Salicylates.
» The Intolerances section provides an in-depth discussion on the themes related to intolerance, rotation diet, tolerance recovery and vaccines.
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