Helpful nutritional info sites
Jun 21, 2013 15:03:53 GMT
Post by Charlie Arnold on Jun 21, 2013 15:03:53 GMT
There are two main sites that I use that give me most of the information that I need.
www.nutritiondata.com - this gives alot of what seems to be very accuate info on alot of foods. You can build up useful lists and print them out to pin onto your kitchen board. On the home page click on tools on the toolbar, then click on nutrient data. You can then build up lists of foods highest in various sugars depending on which sugar you are most concerned about. Or you can build up a list of those highest in fructose and glucose.
The other one is the finnish food database. www.fineli.fi/index.php?lang=en
This gives good individual food information and lists all nutrients. Just type the food or dish into the search in the top right hand corner and then pick the most relevant in the list that comes up.
Don't forget that alot of foods do vary from country and region so always double and triple check all new foods. Also if it looks like the packageing has changed then double check again as the chances are the ingredients may have changed.
Once you find foods that suit try to stick to that variety as much as possible to limit reactions.
The most recent diet advice for fructose malabsorption is the low fodmap diet that works on the principle of those foods lowest in the tolerated sugar groups but also that if the glucose content is higher or equal to that of fructose then it is ok to eat. However many of us find it doesn't quite work out like that and many are still very sensative to all fructose. Therefore look for the foods lowest in fructose and use those as much as possible.
www.nutritiondata.com - this gives alot of what seems to be very accuate info on alot of foods. You can build up useful lists and print them out to pin onto your kitchen board. On the home page click on tools on the toolbar, then click on nutrient data. You can then build up lists of foods highest in various sugars depending on which sugar you are most concerned about. Or you can build up a list of those highest in fructose and glucose.
The other one is the finnish food database. www.fineli.fi/index.php?lang=en
This gives good individual food information and lists all nutrients. Just type the food or dish into the search in the top right hand corner and then pick the most relevant in the list that comes up.
Don't forget that alot of foods do vary from country and region so always double and triple check all new foods. Also if it looks like the packageing has changed then double check again as the chances are the ingredients may have changed.
Once you find foods that suit try to stick to that variety as much as possible to limit reactions.
The most recent diet advice for fructose malabsorption is the low fodmap diet that works on the principle of those foods lowest in the tolerated sugar groups but also that if the glucose content is higher or equal to that of fructose then it is ok to eat. However many of us find it doesn't quite work out like that and many are still very sensative to all fructose. Therefore look for the foods lowest in fructose and use those as much as possible.
