Hereditary fructose intolerance: A comprehensive review

Table 1 Food items to be avoided and permitted in hereditary fructose intolerance

Food category	Foods to be avoided	Foods permitted
Fruits	All fruits, fruit juices, fruit extracts, shakes, squashes	None
Cereals	Sweetened/sugar-coated cereals	All except sweetened/sugar coated cerelas
Vegetables	Sweet potatoes, peas, Zucchini	All others including potatos and onions
Breads	Any breads prepared with fructose/sucrose/sugar/sorbitol	Breads prepared without fructose, sucrose, sugar, or sorbitol
Deserts and sweeteners	All desserts/sweets prepared with sugar (cake, pie, ice cream, sherbet, sweetened lime soda)	Dietetic ice cream, dietetic puddings; natural yogurt
Poultry	Milk products added with sugar (sweetened curd/yogurt, fruit yogurt, milkshake, chocolate milk)	Milk without sugar, chicken, Turkey
Meat	Ham, bacon, hot dogs, processed meats; any other meat where sugar is used in processing	Beef, veal, lamb, pork; All Fish
Miscellaneous	Ketchup and other sauces/ condiments containing sugar, Honey, Jam, jelly, Candy, Cookies, Chocolates, , Carbonated beverages, medicinal syrups	Vegetable juices, coffee, tea, salt, pepper, broths/soups from permitted vegetables, eggs, nuts