Low-Tyramine Diet

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

• Avoid foods that have been aged or stored for long periods of time.
• Stick with fresh, freshly cooked, and canned foods.

AVOID THESE FOODS

BEVERAGES

• Ale and beer
• Chianti wine
• Red or white wine
• Sherry
• Vermouth

FRUITS and VEGETABLES

• Fava beans
• Fermented soy bean products
• Italian (broad) green beans
• Lentils
• Lima beans
• Sauerkraut
• Snow peas
• Soybeans
• Soybean curd (tofu)
• Soybean paste

MEAT, FISH, and PROTEIN FOODS

• Aged, dried, cured meats
• Dried or pickled fish
• Dry sausage such as salami and pepperoni
• Liver
• Salted or smoked meat or fish
• Yeast or meat extracts

DAIRY PRODUCTS

• Aged and processed cheeses (cream cheese, farmer's cheese, cottage cheese, and ricotta cheese are allowed)
• Unpasteurized milk

OTHER:

• Bouillon or broth with yeast
• Commercial gravies
• Crackers made with cheese
• Homemade yeast breads
• Marmite® and other yeast spreads
• Miso (fermented soybean paste)
• Soy sauce

EAT THESE FOODS SPARINGLY

BEVERAGES

• Distilled liquor
• Port wine

FRUITS and VEGETABLES

• Avocados
• Bananas
• Canned figs
• Raisins
• Raspberries
• Red plums
• Spinach

MEAT and PROTEIN FOODS

• Caviar
• Meat patés
• Peanuts

DAIRY PRODUCTS

• Cultured products such as buttermilk, sour cream, yogurt

OTHER

• Coffee, tea, colas (no more than the equivalent of 2 medium cups of coffee a day)
• Chocolate products
• Commercial breads low in yeast

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