FODMAP food guide
Is meal replacement shake low FODMAP?
FODMAP score
72
High FODMAP
No — Meal Replacement Shake is high FODMAP and is a common trigger for IBS symptoms in typical servings.
Low-FODMAP serving
1/2 bottle (165 ml) of a shake with no inulin, chicory root or FOS listed
Becomes high FODMAP at
1 standard serving (about 40 g powder, or a 330 ml bottle) of any shake listing inulin, chicory root fiber or FOS
Most meal replacements build their fibre number with inulin, chicory root fibre or FOS, which are all fructans, and many use milk protein concentrate or whey concentrate for lactose; oat-based 'complete food' powders add fructans from the oats themselves. Read the ingredient panel rather than the front of the pack, since a minority are built on soy or rice protein with low-FODMAP sweeteners and land in a different band entirely.
Seen a different rating somewhere else?+
Usually it's a portion difference, not a disagreement. This page scores meal replacement shake at a serving of 1/2 bottle (165 ml) of a shake with no inulin, chicory root or FOS listed; at 1 standard serving (about 40 g powder, or a 330 ml bottle) of any shake listing inulin, chicory root fiber or FOS 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.
Go deeper
Related foods — gentlest first
Green scores are the real swaps; matching numbers are just relatives, not alternatives.