The key to following an Elimination Diet and a Rotation Diet is to follow the food families. There are groups of foods which, being related to each other, share chemical components. I’ve listed the main food families below – and their components. I’ve only listed the whole ingredient, so any part of that ingredient would also apply. Grapeseed oil, for example, is taken from the grapeseed and is therefore part of the Grape Family, cornflour is made from corn/maize, and is part of the Grass Family, and so on.
It’s important to remember that you need to take into account the food families of any product you may buy or use. So wine, for example, contains high levels of grapes (grape family) and yeast (fungus family). Likewise, something like gelatine may contain beef products (beef family) and soya includes products such as tofu, soy sauce, tamari and miso.
AGAE
agar-agar,all seaweeds including arame, dulse, kelp, kombu, nori, wakame spirulina
AMARANTHACEA
amaranth
ARROWROOT
arrowroot
ARUM
dasheen, eddoe
ASTER
camomile, chicory, curry leaves, dandelion, endive, globe artichoke, jerusalem artichoke, lettuce, safflower, salsify, sunflower seed, tarragon, yarrow
BANANA
banana, plantain
BEECH
chestnuts
BEET
beetroot, quinoa, spinach, sugar beet, swiss chard
BEEF
all cow/goat/sheep dairy products, including butter, cheese, milk, yogurt
beef, goat, lamb, veal
BLUEBERRY
blueberry, cranberry
BIRCH
hazelnuts
BRASSICA
bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, chinese leaves, cress, daikon, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, mustard seed, pak choi, radish, rapeseed (canola), rocket, swede, turnip, watercress
BRAZIL NUT
brazil nut
BUCKWHEAT
buckwheat, rhubarb, sorrel
CAPER
capers
CARROT
anise, caraway, carrot, celeriac, celery, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, lovage, parsley, parsnip
CASHEW
cashew nut, mango, pistachio nut
CITRUS
clementine, grapefruit, kumquat, lemon, lime, orange, satsuma, tangerine
CONIFER
juniper berry, pine nut
CRUSTACEAN
crab, crayfish, crawfish, lobster, prawn, shrimp
CYPERACEA
tiger nut
DEER
elk, moose, venison
DILLENIA
kiwi fruit
FLAX
linseed (flaxseed)
FRESHWATER FISH
bass (freshwater), catfish, croaker, perch, pike, salmon (freshwater), trout, whitefish
FUNGUS
yeast, mushroom, truffle
GOOSEBERRY
black currant, red currant, gooseberry
GRAPE
cream of tartar, currant, grape, raisin, sultana
GRASS
bamboo shoots, barley, cane sugar, corn (maize), kamut, lemon grass, malt, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, spelt, wheat, wild rice
GINGER
cardamom, ginger, turmeric
HONEYSUCKLE
elderberry
IRIS
saffron
LAUREL
avocado, bay leaf, cinnamon
LILY
aloe vera, asparagus, chive, garlic, leek, onion, sarsaparilla, shallot
MADDER
coffee
MALLOW
okra, hibiscus
MAPLE
maple syrup
MELON
all melons including cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon
all squashes
courgette, cucumber, gherkin, marrow, papaya, pawpaw, pumpkin
MINT
basil, bergamot, yyssop, lavender, lemon balm, marjoram, mint, oregano, rosemary, sage, savory, thyme
MULLUSC
abalone, clam, cockle, mussel, octopus, oyster, periwinkle, scallop, snail, squid
MORACEA
hempseed
MORNING GLORY
sweet potato
MULBERRY
breadfruit, fig, hop, mulberry
MYRTLE
allspice, clove, guava
NIGHTSHADE
aubergine, cayenne, chilli, paprika, pepper, potato, tobacco, tomato
NUTMEG
mace, nutmeg
OLIVE
black olive, green olive
ORCHID
vanilla
PALM
coconut, date, sago
PASSIFLORACEA
passion fruit
PEA
alfalfa
all beans, including adzuki, black, butter, broad, cannellini, flageolet, french (green), haricot, kidney bean, lentil, lima, mung, pinto, runner, soya (including edemame)
all lentils, including green, puy, red
all peas, including black-eyed pea, chickpea (garbanzo), mangetout, split-green pea, split-yellow pea, sugar snap
CAROB
fenugreek, guar Gum, liquorice, peanut (groundnut)
PEDALIUM
sesame seed
PEPPER
black pepper, white pepper
PINEAPPLE
pineapple
POMEGRANATE
pomegranate
POPPY
poppy seed
POULTRY
chicken, duck, eggs, goose, grouse, partridge, pheasant, pigeon, quail, turkey
PROTEA
macadamia nut
ROSE
almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, boysenberry, cherry, crab apple, damson, dewberry, loganberry, loquat, nectarine, peach, pear, pectin, plum, prune, quince, raspberry, rose hip, sloe, strawberry
SALTWATER FISH
anchovy, bass (saltwater), cod, drum, eel, flounder, grouper, haddock, hake, halibut, herring, mackerel, mahi mahi, mullet, pilchard, salmon (saltwater), sardine, sea bream, snapper, sole, swordfish, turbot, tuna, whiting
SEDGE
water chestnut
SOAPBERRY
lychee
SPURGE
cassava, tapioca
STAR FRUIT
star fruit
STERCULLIA
cocoa
SWINE
boar, pork
TEA
black tea, green tea
WALNUT
butternut, hickory, pecan, walnut
YAM
yam