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Is Truly Hard Seltzer low FODMAP?
FODMAP score
18
Low FODMAP
Yes for most flavors — a Truly runs low on FODMAP load, though the juicier lines deserve a closer look than the classic seltzers. Every Truly is built on filtered water, alcohol fermented from cane sugar, natural flavors, citric acid, and sodium citrate, with about 1 g of cane sugar and a stevia sweetener rounding it out — steviol glycosides are not polyols or fermentable sugars, so the sweetener side is unremarkable. Where flavors differ is the juice: classic seltzers rely mostly on natural flavoring, while the Lemonade line adds lemon juice concentrate and the Punch and tropical styles blend concentrates like watermelon, pineapple, and passionfruit. Even then, total sugars stay near 1 g per 12 oz can, so excess-fructose fruits appear in amounts far below where most sensitive guts react. Some lemonade variety packs have used sucralose and acesulfame potassium instead of stevia — both are non-fermentable, so the swap does not change the picture. The main gut variable is not the FODMAP math: alcohol at around 5% ABV is an irritant on its own and can speed motility, and carbonation adds gas some stomachs notice. Classic flavors are the lowest-load picks; punch and lemonade styles sit only slightly higher.
What's inside
📏 Classic seltzer flavors are the lowest-load order; Lemonade and Punch styles carry a bit more juice concentrate, and a second can doubles the alcohol well before it doubles anything fermentable.
Gentler alternatives
↳Vodka soda with a citrus wedge — Distilled spirit plus plain soda water — the same light, fizzy profile with no juice concentrate at all.
↳Unflavored hard seltzer (e.g., White Claw Pure) — Keeps the same can in hand while skipping fruit concentrates entirely.
↳Gin and soda water — Gin is distilled, so its botanicals contribute aroma without fermentable carbs.
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