Fish and chips

High FODMAP (Avoid)Wheat batter; plain chips are fine

Is fish and chips low FODMAP?

Fish and chips is high FODMAP and best avoided during the elimination phase.

The wheat-flour batter, often beer-based, carries fructans, even though the potato chips themselves are low FODMAP. A safer build batters the fish in rice or corn flour and serves plain chips fried in clean oil, with lemon instead of onion-garlic sauces.

FODMAP subgroups to watch

Fish and chips contains fructans that can drive SIBO symptoms.

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 fish and chips 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.