
Primary Intolerance: Fruit
Let’s keep this easy…
So, you have Fruit as your primary intolerance. Get ready to buckle down, as fruit is everywhere. From nearly every cooking oil (your new best friend is butter! Not so bad…), to ascorbic acid in most processed foods, even coconut in your at home water filters, study up, and understand clearly where it is sneaking in to your routine.
Take baby steps, cutting out whole fruit and coconut based water filters first, then get into the nitty gritty.
Below you will find your list of items to avoid, as well as amazing substitutions so that you don’t feel as though you are missing anything at all.
By cutting out foods that contain your intolerance, you’ll glean benefits from one of the greatest tools in preventative medicine, actionably reducing current inflammation, laying the foundation for a thriving future ahead. Rooted in over a century of clinical application, we’re confident that full avoidance will reap wonderful rewards for you and your body, so take the deep dive and read on while with our following supports, we aim to make your transition as seamless as possible.
Foods, raw and cooked:
Apples
Apricots
Avocado
Bananas
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cashews
Coconut
Coconut Sugar
Cranberries
Dates
Date Sugar
Figs
Fruit Barks
Fruit Peels
Grapefruit
Grapes
Kiwi
Lemons
Limes
Mango
Monk Fruit
Oils (Avocado, Coconut, Olive)
Olives
Oranges
Palm
Papaya
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Prunes
Strawberries
Tamarind
Spices:
Allspice
Cloves
Mace
Nutmeg
Cream of Tartar
Vanilla (Vanilla Extract)
Beverages:
Wine
Cider
Fruit Wine
Fruit Liquors
Apple Cider
Wine Vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar
Soda
Kombucha
Flavored Seltzers
Flavored Drinks
Gin
Juniper
Bergamot
Earl Grey Tea
Additives:
Fructose
Fruit Extracts
Fruit Oils
Artificial Fruit Flavoring
Vitamin A Palmitate
Bioflavonoids
Citrates
Pectin
Vitamin C
Tocopherols
Acetic Acid
Malic Acid
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
Citric Acid
Annatto Coloring
Sorbitol
Polysorbate 80
Sodium Laurel Sulfate
Unexpected Items That Commonly Contain Fruit
These are foods that you will want to pay close attention to. Read the labels intently referencing the above ‘avoid’ list or ask the establishment for their ingredient list.
Multivitamins
Milks (Tocopherols)
Cereals (tocopherols)
Breads (tocopherols)
Mozzarella Cheese (Ascorbic Acid)
White Flour (Ascorbic Acid)
Processed Breads (Ascorbic Acid)
Canned Tomato (Ascorbic Acid)
Non-Dairy Milk (Ascorbic Acid)
Cheese (Annatto Coloring)
Cream Cheese (Sorbitol and/or polysorbate)
Chewing Gum
Filtered Water
Cosmetics (Tocopherols)
Toothpaste (Sorbitol and/or polysorbate 80)
Shampoo and Conditioner
(Sodium Laurel Sulfate (SLS))
Laundry Detergent (SLS)
Soaps / Lotions / Body Care Products (Fruit Essential Oils, Fruit Purees, Fruit Derived Scents)
Candles (Fruit Essential Oils)
Fruit Derived Essential Oils
Water Filters
BASIC SUBSTITUTIONS
Vinegars Sub: Rice Vinegar, Distilled White Vinegar
Cooking Oils Sub: Ghee, Butter, Sesame Oil, Almond Oil, Flax Oil, Peanut Oil (for frying)
Fruit Sub: Cantaloupe, Honeydew Melon, Watermelon, Pineapple
Wine Sub: Mead (Honey Wine)
Lemon Sub: Lemongrass, Lemon Balm, Lemon Mint, Lemon Thyme
Filtered Water Sub: Distilled Water, Spring Water (FindaSpring.com)
PRODUCT DATABASE
The Carroll Institute has put together a constantly evolving database that shows approved products for each intolerance. Follow our How To video below should you find it difficult to navigate.