FODMAP food guide
Is macaroni and cheese low FODMAP?
FODMAP score
75
High FODMAP
No — Macaroni And Cheese is high FODMAP and is a common trigger for IBS symptoms in typical servings.
Low-FODMAP serving
Small bowl of GF pasta with hard cheese and lactose-free milk
Becomes high FODMAP at
Standard wheat-pasta version with a milk-based cheese sauce
Wheat pasta (Fructans) plus a milk-based cheese sauce (Lactose) stack up; GF pasta, aged hard cheese and lactose-free milk lower it.
Seen a different rating somewhere else?+
Usually it's a portion difference, not a disagreement. This page scores macaroni and cheese at a serving of Small bowl of GF pasta with hard cheese and lactose-free milk; at Standard wheat-pasta version with a milk-based cheese sauce 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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