FODMAP food guide
Is pasta with tomato sauce low FODMAP?
FODMAP score
78
High FODMAP
No — Pasta With Tomato Sauce is high FODMAP and is a common trigger for IBS symptoms in typical servings.
FODMAPs present
Low-FODMAP serving
~1 cup cooked gluten-free pasta with onion/garlic-free tomato sauce
Becomes high FODMAP at
1 cup or more of wheat pasta with jarred/restaurant sauce
Wheat pasta is Fructans and almost all jarred/restaurant tomato sauces contain onion and garlic; use GF pasta and garlic-infused oil to make it safe.
Seen a different rating somewhere else?+
Usually it's a portion difference, not a disagreement. This page scores pasta with tomato sauce at a serving of ~1 cup cooked gluten-free pasta with onion/garlic-free tomato sauce; at 1 cup or more of wheat pasta with jarred/restaurant 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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