Wheat flour

High FODMAP (Avoid)High in fructans

Is wheat flour low FODMAP?

Wheat flour is high FODMAP and best avoided during the elimination phase.

Standard wheat flour is high in fructans at baking amounts. Gluten-free blends, or a small amount of wheat flour as a thickener, are the lower-FODMAP routes.

FODMAP subgroups to watch

Wheat flour contains fructans that can drive SIBO symptoms.

Low-FODMAP grains and starches to try instead

White riceLow FODMAP Brown riceLow FODMAP Rolled oatsLow FODMAP Steel-cut oatsLow FODMAP QuinoaLow FODMAP BuckwheatLow FODMAP

A single food is only half the story. Eating wheat flour 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.