FODMAP food guide
Is fish cakes low FODMAP?
FODMAP score
45
Moderate
In small portions — Fish Cakes is moderate in FODMAPs. Portion size decides whether it triggers symptoms.
FODMAPs present
Low-FODMAP serving
a low-FODMAP homemade cake
Becomes high FODMAP at
onion/wheat-bound commercial cakes
Fish is low but potato/wheat binders and onion in many recipes raise FODMAPs; homemade with low-FODMAP ingredients is safer.
Seen a different rating somewhere else?+
Usually it's a portion difference, not a disagreement. This page scores fish cakes at a serving of a low-FODMAP homemade cake; at onion/wheat-bound commercial cakes it belongs in the high band. A source quoting the larger serve will call it high, and one quoting the smaller will call it low — the same food, measured at two different amounts.
Based on published FODMAP research and reviewed reference data. Informational only — not medical advice. Tolerance is individual; verify with a dietitian during the elimination phase.
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