Fruit is an important part of a healthy, balanced diet. When eating to manage SIBO, one serving at a time is recommended. Please note, dried fruit is not suggested, even when made from an allowed fruit.

• Apricots, fresh
• Avocado
• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Boysenberries
• Cantaloupe (limit to one cup)
• Cherries
• Cranberries
• Dragon fruit
• Grapefruit
• Grapes
• Guava
• Honeydew (limit to one cup)
• Kiwi
• Lemons
• Limes
• Mango
• Nectarine
• Okra
• Oranges
• Papaya
• Passion fruit
• Peaches
• Persimmon
• Pineapple
• Plum
• Pomegranate
• Raspberries
• Strawberries
• Tamarillo
• Tangerines
• Watermelon (limit to one cup)

• Avocado
• Beets
• Capers
• Caper berries
• Carrots
• Celeriac
• Celery (peel the skin, limit consumption, best to use to flavor soups and stews)
• Chives
• Corn
• Cucumbers (Persian cucumbers are less gassy, but all types are acceptable)
• Eggplant
• Endive (in small amounts)
• English peas
• Fennel (root only)
• Garlic (cooked is typically better tolerated)
• Green beans
• Greens (arugula, kale and spinach are best. Hold off initially on butter lettuce and romaine as they are often not tolerated as well)
• Horseradish
• Jicama
• Leek
• Mushrooms
• Olives
• Onion (in small amounts; cooked is typically better tolerated)
• Parsnips
• Peas (green, in small amounts)
• Peppers (bell, chili)
• Potatoes
• Pumpkin
• Radicchio
• Rhubarb
• Rutabaga (root only, not leaves)
• Scallion (green parts only)
• Seaweed
• Shallot (in small amounts; cooked is typically better tolerated)
• Squash
• Sweet potato
• Swiss chard
• Tomatillo
• Tomato
• Turnips
• Water chestnut
• Yam
• Yucca
• Zucchini

• Bacon (w/o nitrates or HFCS)
• Beef
• Eggs
• Fish
• Game
• Lamb
• Organ meats
• Pork
• Poultry
• Seafood
• Seitan

It's important for SIBO patients to be mindful when it comes to carbohydrate portions at each meal. Aim to limit carbohydrates to 1 serving per meal.

• Bagel (rye, sourdough or plain; limit to 1/2 bagel)
• Bread crumbs
• Bread, French
• Bread, Italian
• Bread, potato
• Bread, refined, white or wheat
• Bread, rye
• Cereals, refined (Rice Krispies, Original Special K, cornflakes)
• Cornmeal
• Cornstarch
• Couscous
• Crackers, refined (such as Rustic Bakery, La Panzanella)
• Cream of wheat
• Dumpling wrappers
• Gnocchi
• Noodles, egg
• Noodles, udon
• Orzo
• Panko (regular and gluten-free)
• Pasta
• Pasta (gluten-free, made from white rice, corn, or almond flour)
• Phyllo dough
• Polenta
• Popchips
• Popcorn
• Potato flour
• Quinoa
• Rice (white, sushi, paella, jasmine)
• Rice cakes (made from white rice only)
• Rye flour
• Seitan
• Sourdough bread
• Tortillas (corn or flour)
• Tortilla chips

• Butter (small amounts)
• Cheese, most aged and hard varieties (Parmesan, Cheddar, Manchego, Asiago, and Gruyère)
• Dairy-alternative milks (such as almond, rice, coconut, oat, and hemp milks)
• Ghee
• Lactaid Milk
• Lactose-free cottage cheese
• Lactose-free milk

• Almonds
• Cashews
• Chestnuts
• Coconut
• Hazelnuts
• Hemp seeds
• Macadamia nuts
• Nut butters
• Peanuts
• Pecans
• Pine nuts
• Pistachios
• Pumpkin seeds
• Sesame seeds
• Sunflower seeds
• Walnuts

• Broth
• Coffee
• Juice of approved fruits and vegetables (small portions)
• Seltzer/carbonated beverages (without HFCS)
• Teas
• Water

• Beer (less hoppy varieties more likely to be tolerated)
• Bourbon
• Brandy
• Champagne
• Gin
• Grappa
• Port
• Rum
• Sake
• Sherry
• Tequila
• Vermouth
• Vodka
• Whiskey/scotch
• Wine (all red and white varieties)

• Avocado oil
• Barbeque sauce w/o HFCS (such as FODY, Tessamae's)
• Canola oil
• Chili paste
• Coconut aminos
• Coconut oil
• Cornichons
• Fish sauce
• Ginger, pickled
• Gochujang
• Grapeseed oil
• Jam (made from approved fruits)
• Ketchup w/o HFCS (such as Simply Heinz, Sir Kensington's, Annie's Organic, Woodstock Organic, or Primal Kitchen)
• Kuzu
• Mayonnaise
• Mustard
• Olive oil
• Sesame oil
• Soy sauce (low sodium preferred)
• Sriracha
• Sunflower oil
• Tomato and pasta sauce (Rao's sensitive formula is suggested for those who cannot tolerate onion and garlic)
• Tomato paste
• Vegetable oil
• Vinegar
• Worcestershire sauce (Lord Sandy's Vegan)

Note: table sugar is absorbed higher up in the GI tract before the bacteria can feed off of it.

• Active dry yeast
• Agar flakes
• All-purpose flour
• Almond flour
• Aspartame
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Cassava flour 
• Chocolate, bittersweet
• Chocolate, dark
• Chocolate, semisweet
• Cocoa powder
• Coffee instant/espresso granules
• Corn flour
• Cream of tartar
• Equal Sugar Substitute
• Honey (in small amounts)
• Maple syrup
• Orange blossom water
• Pomegranate molasses
• Sorbet (one scoop maximum)
• Sugar (cane, turbinado, caster)
• Vanilla extract
• Vanilla powder

Both dried, and fresh versions are SIBO friendly.

• Basil
• Bay leaf
• Cardamom
• Cayenne
• Chamomile
• Chervil
• Chili flakes
• Chili powder
• Chives
• Cilantro
• Cinnamon
• Cumin
• Curry powder
• Dill
• Everything spice
• Fennel seed
• Ginger
• Garlic powder
• Herbs de Provence
• Hibisucus
• Kaffir llime
• Lemon verbena
• Lemongrass
• Mint
• Mustard, dry
• Nettle
• Nutritional yeast
• Onion powder
• Oregano
• Paprika
• Parsley
• Pepper
• Poultry seasoning
• Rosemary
• Saffron
• Sage
• Salt
• Sumac
• Tarragon
• Thyme
• Tumeric
• Vanilla bean
• Wasabi powder

Fruit is an important part of a healthy, balanced diet. When eating to manage SIBO, one serving at a time is recommended. Please note, dried fruit is not suggested, even when made from an allowed fruit.

• Apples
• Apricots, dried
• Bananas
• Dates
• Dried fruits
• Figs
• Fruit-juice concentrates
• Monk fruit
• Pears
• Prunes
• Raisins

• Alfalfa sprouts
• Artichoke
• Asparagus
• Bamboo shoots
• Bean sprouts
• Bok choy
• Broccoli
• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Chicory root
• Edamame
• Radish
• Snow peas
• Sugar snap peas
• Tamarind

• Breaded or processed meats
• Marinated steak (i.e. from a steakhouse; marinades have HFCS)

It's important for SIBO patients to be mindful when it comes to carbohydrate portions at each meal. Aim to limit carbohydrates to 1 serving per meal.

• Bran
• Bread, multigrain
• Bread, whole wheat
• Brown rice
• Buckwheat flour
• Bulgar wheat
• Cereals, whole wheat
• Farrow
• Flour, multigrain
• Oat bran
• Oatmeal
• Pasta, whole wheat
• Soba noodles
• Spelt flour
• Tapioca flour

• Cheese (soft, not aged)
• Cream cheese (lactose-free cream cheese and lactose-free sour cream made by Green Valley has live cultures. Patients who have been symptom-free for 3 months can enjoy these on occasion)
• Milk
• Soy Milk
• Yogurt (lactose-free yogurt is not suggested for those with SIBO due to the live cultures present)

• Beans (most varieties)
• Black beans
• Butter beans
• Cannellini beans
• Chickpea/garbanzo beans
• Fava beans
• Hummus
• Kidney beans
• Lentils
• Lima beans
• Navy beans
• Pinto beans
• Soy products (in meat alternatives)
• Soybeans
• Tempeh
• Tofu
• White beans

• Chia seeds
• Flax seeds

• Drinks with HFCS
• Soda

• Barbeque sauce with HFCS
• Cooking oils with additives
• Plum sauce
• Relish
• Sweet and sour sauce

• Agave
• Erythritol
• High-fructose corn syrup
• Inulin (fiber food additive)
• Lactitol (sugar alcohol)
• Lactose (in dairy)
• Mannitol (sugar alcohol)
• Monk fruit extract
• Saccharin
• Sorbitol (sugar alcohol)
• Splenda
• Stevia
• Sucralose
• Xylitol (sugar alcohol)