Ingredient directory
Source-cited explainers for common food ingredients — what each one is, who it might affect, and why. Every entry is re-checked against your own condition and diet profile in the app, not just given one generic score.
Cream
Cream is the fat-rich layer skimmed from milk, used in sauces, desserts, and coffee. It is an animal-derived dairy product containing lactose and milk proteins, so it is unsuitable for vegan diets and can affect people with lactose intolerance or a milk allergy.
Egg
Eggs are a whole animal food used widely in baking, sauces, and pasta for binding, leavening, and emulsifying. As an animal product they are excluded from vegan diets, and egg is one of the most common food allergens, especially in children.
Hazelnut
Hazelnuts are a tree nut used whole, chopped, or as a paste in chocolate spreads and confectionery. Hazelnut is one of the major recognised food allergens, capable of triggering reactions from mild oral itching to anaphylaxis, and must be avoided by anyone with a tree nut allergy.
Onion
Onions are a widely used allium vegetable providing savoury flavour in cooked dishes, sauces, and stocks. They are one of the most concentrated dietary sources of fructans, making onion one of the most common high-FODMAP triggers for people managing IBS.
Wheat flour
Wheat flour is ground wheat kernel, the base of bread, pasta, and most baked goods. It contains gluten, making it unsafe for people with coeliac disease or wheat allergy, and it is a major source of fructans, a fermentable carbohydrate that can trigger IBS symptoms.
Whey powder
Whey powder is the dried protein fraction left over from cheese-making, used in protein supplements, baked goods, and processed foods. Because it comes from milk, it is not vegan and contains milk protein (an allergen) and lactose, so it is relevant for lactose intolerance and low-FODMAP diets.