Cheesecake

High FODMAP (Avoid)Cream cheese filling, wheat-biscuit base

Is cheesecake low FODMAP?

Cheesecake is high FODMAP and best avoided during the elimination phase.

Cream cheese is one of the higher-lactose soft cheeses, low only to about 40g, far less than a slice, and the base is wheat biscuit (fructans). A safer build uses lactose-free cream cheese over a gluten-free biscuit or nut crust.

FODMAP subgroups to watch

Cheesecake contains lactose, fructans that can drive SIBO symptoms.

Portion threshold

Cream cheese is low only to about 40g, so a real slice pushes lactose high. Single typical servings stay in the rated range; larger servings push past the threshold.

Low-FODMAP dishes to try instead

OatmealLow FODMAP Garden saladLow FODMAP Scrambled eggsLow FODMAP SushiLow FODMAP French friesLow FODMAP OmeletteLow FODMAP

A single food is only half the story. Eating cheesecake in a bigger meal? See how it stacks with the rest of your plate.

FODMAP thresholds follow the Monash University Low FODMAP Diet research. Tolerance is individual. Unsibo is a wellness companion; it is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition.