High FODMAP
Avoid during elimination. Save for a structured reintroduction challenge.
Safe serving
Lactose-free or sorbet only
FODMAP group responsible
- Lactose — Disaccharides. Milk sugar. Reduced or absent in aged cheese and lactose-free dairy.
Why
High in lactose, and frequently high in other groups too depending on flavourings. Sorbet made from safe fruit is usually fine, and lactose-free ice cream is now widely available. Avoid 'no sugar added' versions, which typically use polyols.
What to use instead
Lactose-free ice cream or fruit sorbet
Check sorbet is not apple or pear based, and that it is sweetened with sugar rather than polyols.
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.