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Is Colman's Original English Mustard low FODMAP?
FODMAP score
10
Low FODMAP
Yes — Colman's English Mustard is a clean pick, with no onion, no garlic, and a very short label: water, mustard flour (21%), sugar, salt, wheat flour, turmeric, citric acid and xanthan gum. Mustard is a condiment that behaves itself — the famous heat comes from mustard seed compounds, not fermentable sugars, and mustard is low FODMAP at the servings a condiment is used in. The one ingredient worth a glance is wheat flour, used as a minor thickener: at the fierce little dab English mustard is deployed in (a teaspoon is a bold serving), the fructan carryover is trivial, though it does mean the paste isn't gluten-free if that matters to you separately. Sugar and turmeric are non-issues, xanthan gum is a stabiliser at trace level, and citric acid is just acidity. If you'd rather skip the wheat entirely, the classic yellow tin of Colman's Mustard Powder is essentially pure mustard flour — mix it with water for the same nose-clearing heat from a single ingredient. As a stand-in for onion-heavy relishes, chutneys and pickles on sandwiches or with sausages, this is one of the easiest yeses on the UK condiment shelf.
What's inside
📏 English mustard is self-limiting — a teaspoon is a bold serving, and at dab sizes the wheat flour contributes almost nothing fermentable.
Gentler alternatives
↳Colman's Mustard Powder — The yellow tin is essentially pure mustard flour — the same heat with the wheat thickener removed.
↳Dijon mustard — Also low FODMAP at condiment servings if you want a rounder, less fiery style — pick one without honey.
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