Navigate Your Sulfur Sensitivity: Searchable Sulfur Foods List

Use this list to determine what foods are high and low sulfur for use with the low sulfur elimination diet or if you want to increase or decrease sulphur-containing foods in your diet.

To use this table, search for a food by name, or click the top of the table columns to sort by highest or lowest, or alphabetically.

Food Name	Sulphur (S) (mg)
Abalone	Very high
Alcoholic beverage, spirit (Brandy, Gin, Rum, Vodka and Whisky)	Very low
Almond Milk	Low
Apples (raw)	Low
Avocado	Low
Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce	Low
Bamboo shoots	Low
Bar, cherry & coconut centre, dark chocolate-coated	Low
Bar, coconut cream centre, milk chocolate-coated	Low
Bar, honeycomb centre, milk chocolate-coated	Low
Bar, muesli, with nuts, plain or with dried fruit	Low
Bar, nougat & caramel centre, milk chocolate-coated	Low
Barley, pearl, boiled, no added fat or salt	Low
Barley, pearl, uncooked	Moderate
Barramundi	High
Bean, haricot, dried	High
Bean, haricot, dried, boiled, drained	Low
Bean, lima, dried	Moderate
Bean, lima, dried, boiled, drained	Low
Bean, red kidney, canned, drained	Low
Bean, red kidney, dried	High
Bean, red kidney, dried, boiled, drained	Low
Beef, casserole meat	High
Beef, steak	High
Beer	Very low
Beer, full strength (alcohol 4-4.9% v/v)	Low
Beverage base, drinking chocolate, unfortified	Low
Beverage, chocolate flavour, from drinking chocolate, with regular fat cows milk	Low
Biscuit, savoury, from rye flour, crispbread	Moderate
Biscuit, savoury, from wheat flour	Moderate
Biscuit, savoury, from white wheat flour, plain snack cracker style	Low
Biscuit, savoury, from white wheat flour, Salada style	Low
Biscuit, savoury, from white wheat flour, water cracker style	Moderate
Biscuit, savoury, from wholemeal wheat flour, crispbread	Moderate
Biscuit, savoury, rice cake, from brown rice, plain	Moderate
Biscuit, savoury, rice cracker, seaweed flavoured	High
Blackberry, raw	Low
Bread roll, from white flour	Moderate
Bread roll, wholemeal flour	High
Bread, flat (pita or Lebanese)	Moderate
Bread, from white flour	Moderate
Bread, gluten free	Low
Bread, mixed grain	High
Bread, organic	High
Bread, white flour	High
Breakfast cereal	High
Breakfast cereal, cornflakes	Low
Breakfast cereal, mixed grain (wheat & oat & rice	Low
Breakfast cereal, mixed grain (wheat, rice & oat)	Low
Breakfast cereal, wheat bran, flakes, sultanas	Moderate
Broccoli	High
Broccolini	Moderate
Brussels sprouts	High
Bun, sweet, with dried fruit, uniced	Moderate
Butter	Low
Cabbage	High
Cake, lamington, unfilled	Low
Cake, plain butter cake	Low
Caramels, soft & hard	Low
Carrots	Low
Cauliflower	High
Celery	Low
Cheese, cream, plain	Low
Cheese, goat	High
Cheese, mozzarella	High
Chickpea, garbanzo bean, canned, drained	Low
Chickpea, garbanzo bean, dried	High
Chickpea, garbanzo bean, dried, boiled, drained	Low
Chocolate	High
Chocolate, compound, cooking	Low
Chocolate, dark, high cocoa solids	Low
Chocolate, milk	Low
Chocolate, white	Low
Chutney or relish, commercial	Low
Cinnamon	Low
Cocoa powder	High
Coconut (fresh or not preserved with sulphur, check label)	Low
Coconut Milk	Low
Coconut milk, juice, and oil	High
Coconut, fresh, mature fruit, flesh	Low
Coconut, grated & desiccated	Low
Coffee	High
Coffee, black	Very low
Coffee, instant, dry powder or granules	High
Coffee, instant, dry powder or granules, decaffeinated	High
Cone, wafer style, for ice cream	Moderate
Confectionery, chocolate centre, sugar-coated	Low
Cordial	Very low
Coriander, basil, thyme, rosemary	Low
Corn	Low
Cornmeal (polenta), boiled, no added fat or salt	Low
Cornmeal (polenta), uncooked	Low
Couscous, boiled, no added fat or salt	Low
Couscous, uncooked	High
Cream	Low
Cream, sour	Low
Croissant, plain	Moderate
Crumpet, from white flour, toasted	Low
Dairy – milk, cheese, cream, sour cream	High
Dark Leafy Greens	High
Dates	Low
Doughnut, dusted with cinnamon & sugar	Low
Doughnut, iced	Low
Dressing, French or Italian, regular fat, commercial	Low
Dressing, thousand island, regular fat, commercial	Low
Duck, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	High
Duck, lean flesh, raw	High
Duck, lean flesh, skin & fat, baked, no added fat	High
Duck, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Moderate
Duck, skin & fat, baked, no added fat	High
Duck, skin & fat, raw	Low
Egg	High
Eggplant	Low
Figs	Low
Fish	High
Fish finger	High
Flour, arrowroot	Very low
Flour, chickpea (besan)	High
Flour, rice	Low
Flour, rye	Low
Flour, spelt	High
Flour, wheat, wholemeal, plain	Moderate
Flour, wheat, wholemeal, self-raising	Moderate
Fruit drink, apple juice	Very low
Fruit drink, orange juice	Very low
Garlic	High
Gelatine, all types	Very high
Gherkin/Pickled Cucumber pickled, drained, commercial	Low
Grapefruit	Low
Gravy powder, dry mix	High
Gravy, prepared from dry powder with water	Low
Hamburger, white roll, beef patty, with salad, independent takeaway outlet	High
Horseradish	High
Ice confection, stick, milk-based, various flavours	Low
Jelly, sugar sweetened, all flavours, prepared	Very low
Juice, apple & blackcurrant, commercial	Very low
Juice, orange	Very low
Kingfish, yellowtail	High
Kiwifruit, gold, peeled, raw	Low
Lamb	High
Lamb, steak, boneless, lean, raw	Moderate
Lasagne, beef, commercial, purchased frozen, baked	Moderate
Leeks	High
Lemons	Low
Lime	Low
Liquorice, black	High
Liquorice, chocolate-coated	Moderate
Lobster, southern rock, wild, flesh, purchased steamed or boiled	High
Lobster, southern rock, wild, flesh, raw	High
Lolly, sweets, hard varieties	Very low
Mayonnaise, traditional (greater than 65% fat), commercial	Low
Meats contain cysteine (sulphur), but lowest are Liver, Bacon – organic, Turkey, Sardines, Salmon (higher fat = lower sulphur), Oysters, Prawns	Check
Milk, cow	Low
Mineral water	Very low
Muesli, untoasted or natural style, added dried fruit, unfortified	High
Muffin, cake-style, berry, commercial	Low
Muffin, English style, from white flour	Moderate
Muffin, English style, from white flour, toasted	High
Mushroom	Low
Mustard leaves/ Mustard/radish flowers	High
Mustard powder	Very high
Mustard, cream style	High
Noodle, wheat	Low
Noodle, wheat, instant, flavoured, dry, uncooked	High
Nut, almond meal	High
Nut, brazil, raw or blanched, unsalted	High
Nut, cashew, raw, unsalted	High
Nut, hazelnut, raw, unsalted	High
Nut, macadamia, raw, unsalted	High
Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsalted	High
Nut, peanut, without skin, roasted, with oil, salted	High
Nut, peanut, without skin, roasted, with oil, unsalted	High
Nut, pecan, raw, unsalted	Moderate
Nut, pine, raw, unsalted	Moderate
Nut, pistachio, raw, unsalted	High
Nut, walnut, raw, unsalted	Moderate
Oats	Low
Oil	Very low
Olive, green or black, drained	Low
Onions	High
Oyster, aquacultured, raw	High
Oyster, native, aquacultured, raw	High
Oyster, Pacific, aquacultured, raw	High
Oyster, Sydney rock, aquacultured, raw	High
Pasta in cream based sauce, dry mix	High
Pasta, gluten free, boiled from dry, no added salt	Low
Pasta, white wheat flour & egg, boiled from dry, no added salt	Low
Pasta, white wheat flour & spinach, dry	Moderate
Pasta, white wheat flour, dry	Moderate
Pasta, white wheat flour, fresh, boiled, no added salt	Low
Pasta, white wheat flour, fresh, uncooked	Moderate
Pasta, wholemeal wheat flour, boiled from dry, no added salt	Low
Pasta, wholemeal wheat flour, dry	High
Paste, soybean	Moderate
Pastry, filo	High
Pastry, puff	Low
Pastry, shortcrust style	Low
Pea, split, dried	High
Pea, split, dried, boiled, drained	Low
Peaches	Low
Pear, nashi	Very low
Pears	Low
Pie, savoury, meat	Moderate
Pizza	Moderate
Plums	Low
Pork	High
Pork, leg steak (rump), loin chop chop, roast, medallian, round mini roast, scotch roast, separate fat	Low
Prawn	High
Pumpkin, all varieties	Low
Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	High
Rabbit, flesh, casseroled, no added fat	High
Radish	High
Raspberry, purchased frozen	Low
Raspberry, raw	Low
Red & white meats	High
Red hot peppers	High
Rice Milk	Low
Rice, brown, boiled, no added salt	Low
Rice, brown, uncooked	Moderate
Rice, white, uncooked	Low
Rocket/Arugula	High
Salmon	High
Salmon, red, canned in brine, drained	High
Salt + Pepper	Low
Sardine, Australian, whole, fried, no added fat	High
Sardine, Australian, whole, raw	Low
Sauce, barbecue, commercial	Low
Sauce, pasta, tomato-based, commercial, heated	Low
Sauce, soy	Low
Sauce, tomato, commercial	Low
Sauce, Worcestershire, commercial	High
Sausage roll	Moderate
Scone, plain, commercial	Moderate
Seaweed, boiled, drained	High
Seaweed, nori, dried	Very high
Seed, sunflower	High
Semolina, boiled, no added fat or salt	Low
Semolina, uncooked	Moderate
Shallots	High
Shark	High
Soft drink, cola flavour	Very low
Soup, broth style, with meat & noodles, instant dry mix	Moderate
Soup, chicken & noodle, cup of soup	Very low
Soy beverage	Low
Spaghetti in tomato & cheese sauce, canned	Low
Spaghetti in tomato & cheese sauce, canned, reduced salt	Low
Spelt, boiled, no added fat or salt	Moderate
Spelt, uncooked	High
Spinach	High
Sprat	High
Spread, hazelnut & chocolate flavoured	Low
Spread, marmite and vegemite	High
Sprout, alfalfa, fresh, raw	Low
Stock, dry powder or cube	High
Supps –   N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC)	High
Supps –  Chondroitin sulfate	High
Supps – Milk thistle	High
Supps – Chlorella	High
Supps – DMSA	High
Supps – Epsom salt baths	High
Supps – Glucosamine sulfate	High
Supps – Glutathione	High
Supps – MSM	High
Supps – Alpha Lipoic Acid	High
Sweet corn	Low
Sweet potato	Low
Tahini, sesame seed pulp	High
Tapioca, pearl or seed style, boiled	Very low
Tapioca, pearl or seed style, uncooked	Low
Tart, custard, commercial	Low
Tomato, sundried	High
Trout	High
Tumeric (good at raising thiol levels)	High
Tuna	High
Turkey	High
Vinegar (except balsamic vinegar)	Very low
Water, soda or tap	Very low
Watercress	High
Wine, fortified, port	Low
Wine, fortified, sherry, dry style or sweet	Low
Wine, red	Low
Wine, rose	Low
Wine, white	Low
Wine, white, sparkling	Low
Yeast, dry powder	High
Yoghurt, soy	Low
Zucchini	Low
	Moderate

Hidden sulphur for those reducing sulphur

Otherwise sulphur free foods may contain sulphur preservatives, so look for 220 (sulphur dioxide) and 200 (sorbic acid). Often found in wine, dried fruit and coconut products. Always read labels.