FODMAP food guide
Is tomato paste low FODMAP?
FODMAP score
30
Low FODMAP
Yes — Tomato Paste is low FODMAP in normal servings and is generally well tolerated by people with IBS.
FODMAPs present
Low-FODMAP serving
2 tbsp (28 g)
Becomes high FODMAP at
1/3 cup (81 g) or more
Two tablespoons is a safe everyday serve and the tested low serve actually runs to about 80 g; from 81 g the fructans load turns moderate. Check the label for onion or garlic in flavoured pastes.
Seen a different rating somewhere else?+
Usually it's a portion difference, not a disagreement. This page scores tomato paste at a serving of 2 tbsp (28 g); at 1/3 cup (81 g) or more 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.
How much is OK?
This food's verdict depends on the serving. The bands below show where the load builds, group by group.
Fructans
Paste is cooked-down tomato, so the fructans are heavily concentrated — weight for weight it carries far more than fresh. 2 tablespoons (28 g) is the low serve per person; around 1/3 cup (81 g) in one portion is moderate and beyond that is high. A tablespoon or two stirred into a pot that feeds four is well inside the low serve; a paste-heavy sauce eaten solo is not.
Bands reflect published FODMAP research for typical preparations — individual tolerance varies, especially mid-reintroduction.