Salicylate Content of Foods - The Failsafe Diet Explained

This is a reference table showing the different levels of salicylates in foods. This data is taken from Anne Swain’s analysis done back in the eighties⁽¹⁾. We don’t know whether the quantities of salicylates have changed in foods since then, but it seems to still hold true today. Please bear in mind that you are not necessarily allowed to eat low salicylate foods on the elimination diet as some are low in salicylate but also contain either sulphites, amines, glutamates, or histamine/serotonin degranulators, which must also be avoided. It is not possible to determine whether you have a problem with food chemicals merely by eliminating salicylates. You must also eliminate glutamates and amines at the same time. If a food is not listed do not assume that it is safe. Foods that are not listed have not been tested. If you have done the elimination diet and have determined you are only sensitive to salicylates, you may use this table as your exclusive reference.

GROUP	NAME	DETAIL	AVG PER 100G
Alcohol	Ale and Beer		0.32-1.26
	Benedictine		9.04
	Brandy	Hennessey	0.4
	Cider	sweet and dry	0.16-0.19
	Gin	Gilbey’s	0
	Liqueur	Cointreau	0.66
	Liqueur	Drambuie	1.68
	Liqueur	Tia Maria	0.83
	Port		1.4-4.2
	Rum	Captain Morgan	1.28
	Sherry	sweet and dry	0.46-0.56
	Wine	vermouth, dry	0.46
	Vodka	Smirnoff	0
	Whiskey	scotch, Johnnie Walker	0
	Wine	champagne or sparking	1.02
	Wine	cabernet sauvignon	0.86
	Wine	claret	0.63
	Wine	Riesling	0.84
	Wine	rose	0.37
	Wine	white, dry	0.1
Animal Food	Beef	raw	0
	Cheese	blue vein	0.05
	Cheese	camembert	0.01
	Cheese	cheddar	0
	Cheese	cottage	0
	Cheese	mozzarella	0.02
	Chicken	raw	0
	Cream		0
	Egg	chicken, raw, white and yolk	0
	Kidney	raw, unspecified	0
	Lamb	raw	0
	Liver	raw, unspecified	0.05
	Oysters	raw	0
	Pork	raw	0
	Prawn	raw	0.04
	Salmon	canned	0
	Scallops	raw	0.02
	Tripe	raw, unspecified	0
	Tuna	canned	0
	Yoghurt	whole	0
Beverage	Carob	dry, powder	0
	Coca-Cola	regular	0.25
	Cocoa	dry, powder	0
	Coffee	cereal, chicory	2.26
	Coffee	cereal, Ecco	0
	Coffee	fresh beans	0.45
	Coffee	instant, decaffeinated, Andronicus	0
	Coffee	instant, decaffeinated, Harris	0
	Coffee	instant, decaffeinated, Moccona	0
	Coffee	instant, decaffeinated, Nescafe	0
	Coffee	instant, Maxwell House	0.84
	Coffee	instant, Nescafe	0.59
	Milo	dry, powder	0.01
	Ovaltine	dry, powder	0
	Tea	Bushells	4.78
	Tea	decaffeinated	0.37
	Tea	Harris	4
	Tea	herbal, chamomile	0.006
	Tea	herbal, fruit	0.36
	Tea	herbal, peppermint	1.1
	Tea	herbal, rosehip	0.4
	Tea	leaves, Chinese	1.9
	Tea	leaves, green, Burmese	2.97
	Tea	leaves, green, Indian	2.97
	Tea	leaves, peony, jasmine	1.9
	Tea	Tetley, orange pekoe	5.57
	Tea	Twinings, darjeeling	4.42
	Tea	Twinings, Earl Grey	3
	Tea	Twinings, English Breakfast	3
	Tea	Twinings, Irish Breakfast	3.89
	Tea	Twinings, Lapsang Souchong	2.4
	Tea	Twinings, lemon scented	7.34
	Tea	Twinings, orange pekoe	2.75
Fruit	Apple	canned, Ardmona	0.55
	Apple	fresh, Golden Delicious	0.08
	Apple	fresh, Granny Smith	0.59
	Apple	fresh, Johnathan	0.38
	Apple	fresh, Red Delicious	0.19
	Apple	juice, Mountain Maid	0.19
	Apricot	canned, Ardmona	1.42
	Apricot	fresh	2.58
	Apricot	nectar, Letona	0.14
	Avocado	fresh	0.6
	Banana	fresh	0
	Blackberry	canned	1.86
	Blueberry	canned	2.76
	Boysenberry	canned	2.04
	Cherry, morello, sour	canned	0.3
	Cherry, sweet	canned	2.78
	Cherry, sweet	fresh	0.85
	Cranberry	canned	1.64
	Cranberry	sauce	1.44
	Currant	dried	5.8
	Currant	frozen, black	3.06
	Currant	frozen, red	5.06
	Custard apple	fresh	0.21
	Date	dried	4.5
	Date	fresh	3.73
	Fig	canned, kadota	0.25
	Fig	dried, calamata	0.64
	Fig	fresh	0.18
	Grape	canned, light seedless	0.16
	Grape	dried, raisins	6.62
	Grape	dried, sultanas	7.8
	Grape	fresh, green	1.88
	Grape	fresh, red, Malaita	0.94
	Grape	juice, dark, Berri	0.88
	Grape	juice, light, Sanitarium	0.18
	Grapefruit	fresh	0.68
	Grapefruit	juice, Berri	0.42
	Guava	canned	2.02
	Kiwi fruit	fresh	0.32
	Lemon	fresh	0.18
	Loganberry	canned	4.4
	Loquat	fresh	0.26
	Lychee	canned	0.36
	Mango	fresh	0.11
	Melon, cantaloupe	fresh	1.5
	Mulberry	fresh	0.76
	Orange	fresh	2.39
	Orange	fresh, mandarin	0.56
	Orange	fresh, nectarine	0.49
	Orange	fresh, tangerine	0.56
	Orange	juice, Berri	0.18
	Papaya/pawpaw	fresh	0.08
	Passionfruit/granadilla	fresh	0.14
	Peach	canned	0.68
	Peach	fresh	0.58
	Peach	nectar, Letona	0.1
	Pear	canned, Letona, Bartlett	0
	Pear	fresh, Packham, no skin	0
	Pear	fresh, Packham, with skin	0.27
	Pear	fresh, William, with skin	0.31
	Persimmon	fresh	0.18
	Pineapple	canned	1.36
	Pineapple	fresh	2.1
	Pineapple	juice, Golden Circle	0.16
	Plum	canned, red	1.16
	Plum	fresh, blood red	0.21
	Plum	fresh, Kelsey Green	0.095
	Plum	prunes, canned, Letona	6.87
	Pomegranate	fresh	0.07
	Raspberry	fresh	5.14
	Raspberry	frozen	3.88
	Rhubarb	fresh	0.13
	Strawberry	fresh	1.36
	Tamarillo	fresh	0.1
	Tangelo	fresh	0.72
	Watermelon	fresh	0.48
	Youngberry	canned	3.06
Grain	Arrowroot	powder	0
	Barley	dry, unpearled	0
	Buckwheat	dry	0
	Corn/Maize	dry, cornmeal	0.43
	Millet	dry, hulled and unhulled	0
	Oats	dry, oatmeal	0
	Rice	dry, brown and white	0
	Rye	dry	0
	Sweetcorn/Maize	canned, niblets	0.26
	Sweetcorn/Maize	canned, creamed	0.39
	Sweetcorn/Maize	fresh, on the cob	0.13
	Wheat	dry	0
Legumes and Pulses	Beans	dried, blackeye	0
	Beans	dried, borlotti	0
	Beans	dried, brown	0.002
	Beans	dried, chickpeas/garbonzo	0
	Beans	dried, lima	0
	Beans	dried, mung	0
	Beans	dried, soya/soy	0
	Beans	fresh, broad/fava	0.73
	Beans	fresh, French/green	0.11
	Beans	fresh, sprouts, mung	0.06
	Lentils	dried, brown	0
	Lentils	dried, red	0
	Peas	dried, green split	0
	Peas	dried, yellow split	0.02
	Peas	fresh, green	0.04
Nuts and Seeds	Almond	fresh, raw	3
	Brazil nut	fresh, raw	0.46
	Cashew nut	fresh, raw	0.07
	Coconut	desiccated	0.26
	Hazelnut	fresh, raw	0.14
	Macadamia nut	fresh, raw	0.52
	Peanut	butter, Sanitarium	0.23
	Peanut	fresh, raw, unshelled	1.12
	Pecan	fresh, raw	0.12
	Pine nut	fresh, raw	0.51
	Pistachio	fresh, raw	0.55
	Poppy seed	dry	0
	Sesame seed	dry	0.23
	Sunflower seed	dry	0.12
	Walnut	fresh, raw	0.3
	Water chestnut	canned	2.92
Seasoning	Allspice	dry, powder	5.2
	Aniseed	dry, powder	22.8
	Basil	dry, powder	3.4
	Bay leaf	dry, leaves	2.52
	Canella	dry, powder	42.5
	Caraway	dry, powder	2.82
	Cardamom	dry, powder	7.7
	Cayenne	dry, powder	17.6
	Celery seed	dry, powder	10.1
	Chili	dry, flakes	1.38
	Chives	fresh	0.031
	Cinnamon	dry, powder	15.2
	Cloves	dry, powder	5.74
	Coriander	fresh, leaves	0.02
	Cumin	dry, powder	45
	Curry	dry, powder	218
	Dill seed	dry, powder	94.4
	Dill seed	fresh raw	6.9
	Fennel	dry, powder	0.8
	Fenugreek	dry, powder	12.2
	Five Spice	dry, powder	30.8
	Garam masala	dry, powder	66.8
	Garlic	fresh, clove	0.1
	Ginger	fresh, root	4.5
	Horseradish	canned	0.18
	Mace	dry, powder	32.2
	Mint	fresh	9.4
	Mixed Herbs	dried	55.6
	Mustard	dry, powder	26
	Nutmeg	dry, powder	2.4
	Oregano	dried	66
	Paprika	dry, powder, hot	203
	Paprika	dry, powder, sweet	5.7
	Parsley	fresh, leaves	0.08
	Pepper	dry, powder, black	6.2
	Pepper	dry, powder, white	1.1
	Pepper	fresh, chili, green	0.64
	Pepper	fresh, chili, green yellow	0.62
	Pepper	fresh, chili, red	1.3
	Pimiento	canned, red	0.15
	Rosemary	dried	68
	Saffron	dry, powder	0
	Sage	dry, leaves	21.7
	Sauce	soy	0
	Sauce	Tabasco, McIlhenny	0.45
	Sauce	Worcestershire	64.3
	Tandoori spice	dry, powder	0
	Tarragon	dried	34.8
	Thyme	dried	183
	Turmeric	dry, powder	76.4
	Vanilla	liquid essence	1.44
	Vinegar	Malt, liquid	0
	Vinegar	white, liquid	1.33
	Yeast extract	Marmite, Sanitarium	0.71
	Yeast extract	Vegemite, Kraft	0.81
Sweets	Caramels	Pascall Cream Caramel	0.12
	Golden Syrup	liquid, CSR	0.1
	Honey	liquid, assorted	2.5-11.24
	Licorice Nibs		7.96-9.78
	Maple Syrup	liquid, Camp	0
	Mints	Allens strong	0.77
	Mints	Koolmint	7.58
	Mints	LifeSavers, peppermint	0.86
	Mints	LifeSavers, regular	0.86
	Mints	Minties	1.78
	Mints	Steamrollers	2.92
	Molasses	liquid	0.22
	Sugar	granulated, white	0
Vegetable	Alfalfa	fresh	0.7
	Asparagus	canned	0.32
	Asparagus	fresh	0.14
	Bamboo shoots	canned, Sunshine	0
	Beetroot	boiled	0.18
	Beetroot	canned, Golden Circle	0.32
	Beetroot	fresh	0.11
	Broccoli	fresh	0.65
	Brussels sprouts	fresh	0.07
	Cabbage	fresh, green	0
	Cabbage	fresh, red	0.08
	Carrot	fresh	0.23
	Cauliflower	fresh	0.16
	Celery	fresh	0
	Chicory	fresh	1.02
	Choko/Chayote	fresh	0.01
	Courgette/Zucchini	fresh	1.04
	Cucumber	fresh, peeled	0.78
	Eggplant/Aubergine	fresh, no peel	0.3
	Eggplant/Aubergine	fresh, with skin	0.88
	Endive	fresh	1.9
	Gherkin	pickled	6.14
	Leek	fresh	0.08
	Lettuce	fresh	0
	Marrow	fresh	0.17
	Mushroom	canned, champignon	1.26
	Mushroom	fresh, raw, common, white	0.24
	Okra	canned	0.59
	Olive, black	canned	0.34
	Olive, green	canned	1.29
	Onions	fresh	0.16
	Onions	fresh, shallot/spring onion/green onion (straight stem, no rounded bulb)	0.03
	Parsnip	fresh	0.45
	Pepper	fresh, sweet/bell, green	1.2
	Pepper	fresh, sweet/bell, red	0.6
	Potato	fresh, large, no peel	0
	Potato	fresh, large, with peel	0.12
	Pumpkin	fresh	0.12
	Radish	fresh, small, red	1.24
	Spinach	fresh	0.58
	Spinach	frozen	0.16
	Squash, baby	fresh	0.63
	Swede (turnip/rutabaga)	fresh	0
	Sweet potato	fresh, white	0.48
	Tomato	canned	0.53
	Tomato	fresh	0.13
	Tomato	juice, Goulburn Valley, Heinz, Leotona	0.1-0.18
	Tomato	juice, Heinz	0.12
	Tomato	paste, Heinz	0.54
	Tomato	paste, Tom Piper, Leggo	0.43-1.44
	Tomato	sauce, Heinz	2.28
	Tomato	sauce/ketchup, Campbells, Fountain, PMU, Heinz, IXL, Rosella	0.94-2.48
	Tomato	soup, Campbell’s	0.57
	Tomato	soup, PMU, Heinz, Kia-Ora	0.32-0.54
	Turnip	fresh, white	0.16
	Watercress	fresh	0.84

References

Swain AR, Dutton SP, Truswell AS. Salicylates in foods. J Am Diet Assoc. 1985 Aug;85(8):950-60. [PubMed]