Chicken broth

High FODMAP (Avoid)Almost always has onion, garlic

Is chicken broth low FODMAP?

Chicken broth is high FODMAP and best avoided during the elimination phase.

Store-bought broths and bouillon cubes are onion- and garlic-heavy. Look for explicitly low-FODMAP brands or simmer your own from bones, water, carrot, celery leaf, and herbs.

FODMAP subgroups to watch

Chicken broth contains fructans that can drive SIBO symptoms.

How chicken broth is made changes the answer

Chicken broth is rated for the way it usually comes. Made another way, the same food can sit very differently.

Chicken broth (homemade)Low FODMAP

Low-FODMAP dishes to try instead

Tomato soup (homemade)Low FODMAP Vegetable broth (homemade)Low FODMAP OatmealLow FODMAP Garden saladLow FODMAP Scrambled eggsLow FODMAP SushiLow FODMAP

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

Ratings and serving guidance reflect published low-FODMAP research and public dietitian sources. Tolerance is individual. Unsibo is a wellness companion; it is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition.