High FODMAP
Avoid during elimination. Save for a structured reintroduction challenge.
Safe serving
No safe serving during elimination
FODMAP group responsible
- Excess fructose — Monosaccharides. A problem only when fructose outweighs glucose, as in honey and apple.
Why
Marketed as the natural, low-glycaemic alternative to sugar, and worse than sugar here — agave is very high in excess fructose, more so than honey. A clear case where the health-food framing points the wrong way.
What to use instead
Maple syrup
Low FODMAP at 2 tablespoons and fills exactly the same role.
This entry is compiled from published Monash-aligned guidance rather than our own laboratory testing, and thresholds are revised as new data arrives. For the elimination phase the Monash app is the authority. See the full food list for how the categories fit together, orcheck another food.
Low-FODMAP Elimination Phase Starter Kit
A 14-page PDF: the full safe-foods list, a two-week meal plan, a printable symptom tracker and a shopping checklist you can take to the store.