SALICYLATE SENSITIVITY FOOD GUIDE

WHAT ARE SALICYLATES?

Salicylates are chemicals that occur naturally in many plants, including many fruits
vegetables, herbs, spices, teas, seeds, flowers and bark. Salicylates in plants act as a
natural immune hormone and preservative, protecting the plants against diseases, insects,
pests, fungi, and harmful bacteria. Salicylates are natural regulators of growth, flowering,
ripening and ageing. Higher quantities of salicylates are found in firm unripe fruit and lowest
when ripe fruit is ready to drop off the plant. Salicylates exist mainly in the skin zone (skin
and just under the skin) and are concentrated by processing as in fruit or vegetable juices,
sauces, pastes, powders, jams, syrups and flavourings.

Salicylates are also created synthetically and can be found in many medicines (ie. aspirin),
perfumes, preservatives, industrial chemicals, plastics and some pesticides.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS OF SALICYLATE SENSITIVITY?

 headaches or migraines
 itchy skin rashes such as hives (urticaria), eczema and others
 irritable bowel symptoms – reflux in babies or adults, nausea, vomiting, stomach
bloating and discomfort, wind, diarrhoea and/or constipation
 bedwetting, cystitis
 asthma, stuffy or runny nose, nasal polyps, frequent throat clearing
 conjunctivitis
 behaviour problems such as irritability, restlessness, inattention, oppositional defiance,
symptoms of ADHD
 sleep disturbance - difficulty falling asleep, night terrors, frequent night waking, sleep
apnoea, insomnia
 anxiety, depression, panic attacks
 rapid heartbeat and arrythmias
 tinnitus, hearing loss
 joint pain, arthritis, and more ….

SWEETS

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Carob Caramel Molasses Chewing gum

Cocoa Golden Syrup Raw Sugar Fruit flavours
Homemade Malt Extract Honey
caramel Toffee Jam
Maple Syrup Liquorices
White Sugar Mint flavoured
sweets
Peppermints

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 FRUIT

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Banana Apple – golden Apple – red Apples All dried Fruits

Canned Pear delicious delicious Grapefruit Apricot
Lime Nashi Pears Fig Kiwi fruit Avocado
Pear (ripe Papaya Custard apple Lychee Blackberry
and peeled) Paw Paw Lemon Mandarin Blackcurrant
Tamarillo Loquat Melons Blueberry
Mango Mulberry Boysenberry
Passion fruit Nectarine Cherries
Pear (w/peel) Peach Cranberry
Persimmon Watermelon Currant
Pomegranate Date
Rhubarb Grape
Guava
Orange
Pineapple
Plum
Prune
Raisin
Raspberry
Redcurrant
Rockmelon
Strawberry
Sultana
Tangelo
Tangerine

NUTS & SEEDS

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Poppy seed Cashews Brazil nuts Almond

Hazelnuts Coconut Peanuts with
Pecan Macadamia nuts skins on
Sunflower Peanuts Water
seeds Pine nuts chestnut
Pistachio nuts
Pumpkin seeds
Sesame seeds
Walnuts

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 VEGETABLES

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Bamboo Asparagus Asparagus-tin Alfalfa sprouts Canned Green

Shoots Bean Sprouts Aubergine – Artichoke Olives
Beans (dried – Borlotti beans peeled Aubergine with peel Capsicum
not borlotti) Brussels Beetroot Broad bean Champignon
Cabbage sprouts Black Olives Broccoli Chicory
(green or Cabbage (red) Carrot Canned black olive Chilli peppers
white) Cauliflower Fresh Tomato Cucumber Courgette
Celery Chickpeas Frozen Eggplant Endive
Green Split Chives Spinach Spinach Gherkin
peas Choko Lettuce (other Okra Hot pepper
Lentils (brown) Green Beans than iceberg) Radish Peppers
Lentils (red) Green Peas Marrow Sweet Potato Radish
Lettuce Leek Mushrooms Watercress Tomato Products
(iceberg) Mung bean Parsnips Zucchini Water Chestnut
Peas (dried) sprouts Potato (new
Potato Onion and red
(old/white and Potato (white Pontiac)
peeled) with peel) Pumpkin
Swede Shallots Snow Peas
Yellow split Sprout
peas Sweet corn
Turnip

FATS & OILS

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Butter Ghee Almond Oil Copha Coconut Oil

Canola Oil Corn Oil Sesame oil Olive Oil
Margarine Peanut Oil Walnut Oil
Safflower Oil
Soy Oil
Sunflower Oil

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 HERBS, SPICES, SEASONINGS, CONDIMENTS, SAUCES &
TOPPINGS

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Golden Syrup Chives Fresh All Spice Aniseed

Malt Vinegar Fennel (dried) Coriander Bay leaf Basil
Maple Syrup Garlic Leaves Caraway Black pepper
(pure) Saffron Horseradish Cardamom Cayenne
Parsley Shallots Mayonnaise Cinnamon Celery powder
Salt (sea) Soy Sauce Clove Chilli flakes
Vanilla Coriander Chilli Powder
Ginger Cider Vinegar
Mixed herbs Commercial
Mustard Gravies &
Pimiento Sauces
Cumin
Curry
Dill
Fenugreek
Fish, meat,
and tomato
pastes
Garam masala
Ginger
Honey
Jam/Jelly
Liquorices
Mace
Marmite
Mint
Mustard
Nutmeg
Oregano
Paprika
Peppermint
Rosemary
Sage
Tabasco
Tarragon
Thyme
Turmeric
Vegemite and
other Yeast
Extracts
White pepper
White Vinegar
Wine Vinegar
Worcester
Sauce

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 GRAINS

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Barley Corn
Buckwheat Maize
Millet Polenta
Oats Breakfast
Rice cereals that
Rice cereals include fruit,
Rye nuts, honey,
Wheat coconut or
flavours

MEAT

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Beef Liver Fish canned in oil Salami

Chicken Prawns Gravy mixes (i.e. Sausages
Eggs Shellfish stock cubes/meat Frankfurters
Fish extracts/etc.) Hotdogs
Lamb
Organ meats
Rabbit
Sausage
casing
Scallops
Tripe
Veal

TEA, COFFEE, ALCOHOL & BEVERAGES

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Decaf Coffee Regular coffee Teas (all other)

Fruit juice other
Carob powder Decaf Tea Peppermint Tea
than pear
Gin Herbal Tea Cordials
Milk(goat/cow) (except Fruit flavoured
Milo Peppermint) drinks
Ovaltine Dandelion Tea Liqueurs
Pear juice Coca Cola Port
(homemade) Rosehip Syrup Wine
Soy milk Cider Rum
Rice milk Beer
Vodka Sherry
Water Brandy
Whisky

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 COMMERCIAL SNACKS

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Plain Apple chips Popcorn Chewing gum (all flavours)

potato Popping Fruit flavoured candy,
chips (read corn gelato, ices, popsicles,
ingredients) sherbet, sorbet, and sweets
Licorice
Mint/peppermint/wintergreen
flavoured candy/sweets
Pickles (and anything
pickled)

DAIRY & SOY PRODUCTS

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Butter Blue vein

Cream Cheese
Cheese (not
blue vein)
Milk
Yoghurt
(natural only)
Ice Cream
Rice Milk
Goat Milk
Soy Milk
Tofu

BAKING SUPPLIES

Negligible Low Moderate High Very High

Arrowroot Sesame Corn Syrup

Brown Sugar seeds
Castor Sugar
Cornflour
Golden Syrup
Icing Sugar
Malt
Malt extract
Poppy seeds
Rice Flour
Rye Flour
Soy Flour
Tapioca
Wheat Flour

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