Salicylates

The following information is intended for those that have salicylate allergy or have been placed on a low salicylate diet by their physician… 

Salicylates (mg/100 g)a <.10 mg/100 g

FRUITS
apple (yellow), banana, paw paw, pear w/o skin, plum (green), pomegranate

VEGETABLES
bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, blackeyed peas, brown beans, brussels sprouts, cabbage (green/red), celery, chives, garbanzo beans, leeks, lentils, lettuce, lima beans, mung beans, peas 9green/split), potato w/o peel, shallots, soy beans, summer squash (chayote), swede

GRAINS & GRAIN PRODUCTS
arrowroot, barley, buckwheat, maize, millet, oats, rice (brown/white), rye, soy grits, wheat

NUTS & SEEDS
cashews, poppyseeds

ANIMAL PRODUCTS
beef, cheese, chicken, egg, kidney, lamb, milk, oysters, pork, salmon, scallops, shrimp, tripe, tuna, yogurt

OTHER
carob powder, cocoa powder, coffee powder (decaffeinated), gin, maple syrup, Ovaltine powder, parsley leaves, saffron, soy sauce, sugar, tandori powder, tea bag (camomile), vinegar (malt), vodka, whiskey

Salicylates .10 - .49 mg/100 g

FRUITS
apple (red), apple juice, apricot nectar, cherries (sour), custard apple, figs (fresh/cnd), grapes (light, seedless), grape juice (light), grapefruit juice, kiwi fruit, lemon, loquat, lychee, mango, nectarine, orange juice, passion fruit, peach nectar, pear with skin, persimmon, pineapple juice, plum (red), tamarillo, watermelon

VEGETABLES
asparagus, beet, carrot, cauliflower, corn (reg/creamed), eggplant w/o peel, green french beans, horseradish, mushrooms (fresh), onion, parsnip, pimentos, potato w/peel, pumpkin, rhubarb, spinach (frzn), squash (marrow), sweet potato (yellow), tomoto (fresh), tomato juice, turnip

NUTS & SEEDS
brazil nuts, coconut (dried), hazelnuts, peanut butter, pecans, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts

OTHER
Beer, brandy, caramels, cereal, coffee powder, cider (hard), cola soda, coriander leaves, garlic, molasses, olives (black), sherry (dry), syrup (corn), Tabasco sauce, tea bag (decaffeinated/fruit herbal/rose hip), wine (claret/rose/white), vermouth

Salicylates .50 - .99 mg/100 g

FRUITS
apple (cnd), apple (granny smith), avocado, cherries (sweet), figs (dried), grapes (red), grape juice (red), grapefruit, mandarin orange, mulberries, peach, tangelo

VEGETABLES
Alfalfa, broad beans, broccoli, chili peppers (green/yellow-green), cucumber w/o peel, eggplant w/peel, mushrooms (cnd), okra, spinach (fresh), squash, sweet potato (white), tomato (canned), watercress

NUTS
Macadamia nuts, pine nuts, pistachios

OTHER
coffee powderb, fennel powder, sherry (sweet), wine (cabernet/claret/riesling/sauvignon)

Salicylates 1.00-4.99 mg/100 g

FRUITS
apricot, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cantaloupe, cherries (cnd), cranberries, cranberry sauce, currants (black/red), dates (fresh/dried), guave, grapes (sultana), loganberries, orange, pineapple, plum (dark red), raspberries (frzn), strawberries, youngberries

VEGETABLES
chicory, chili peppers (red), endive, mushrooms (cnd), peppers (sweet green), radishes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, zucchini

NUTS
almonds, peanuts, water chestnuts

OTHER
Bay leaves, basil, caraway, champagne, chili flakes, chili powder, ginger root, nutmeg, olives (green), pepper (white), peppermints,b pimento powder, port, rum tea bags/leaves (regular/herbal/peppermint)b, vanilla flavoring, vinegar (white)

Salicylates 5.00-10.00 mg/100 g

FRUITS
raisins, prunes (cnd), raspberries (fresh)

OTHER
Allspice, cardamom, cloves, dill (fresh), licorice, liqueurs,b mint (fresh), paprika (sweet), pepper (black), pickles

Salicylates >10.00 mg/100 g

OTHER
aniseed, canella powder, cayenne, celery powder, cinnamon, cumin, curry, dill powder, fenugreek powder, garam masala, honey,b mace, mustard powder, oregano, paprika (hot), rosemary, sage, tarragon, tumeric, thyme, worcestershire sauce

a Adapted from Swain AR, SP Dutton, AS Truswell: Salicylates in Foods. J Am Diet Assoc 85:950-960, 1985
b Salicylate ranges for these items (mg/100 g) are: coffee powder, .0-.96; honey, 2.5-11.24; liqueurs, .66-9.04; peppermints, .77-7.50; tea bags/leaves, 1.9-7.34.

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