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Vegetables

Are Fresh herbs Low FODMAP?

Low FODMAP

Safe at the serving size listed.

Safe serving

Unrestricted

Why

Basil, parsley, coriander, rosemary, thyme, mint, oregano, sage and chives are all FODMAP-free at culinary amounts. Herbs are the cheapest way to make restricted cooking taste deliberate rather than deprived — use far more than a recipe suggests.

Recipes using fresh herbs

A bowl of gluten-free pasta coated in glossy tomato sauce, topped with torn basil leaves and grated parmesan
20 minServes 4

Tomato and Basil Pasta with Garlic-Infused Oil

Proof that pasta night survives the elimination phase. Twenty minutes, one pan of sauce, and nobody at the table can tell it is a restricted recipe.

  • Elimination
  • Reintroduction
  • Maintenance
Thick golden batons of baked polenta scattered with rosemary and grated parmesan on a baking tray
45 minServes 6

Crisp Rosemary Polenta Chips

Crisp outside, soft in the middle, and safe in a category where almost nothing else is. The waiting is all unattended.

  • Elimination
  • Reintroduction
  • Maintenance

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.

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