SCD Legal/Illegal List

Master Legal/Illegal List

CREDIT: EatingSCD.com
EatingSCD.com has compiled a tremendous and useful legal/illegal list that I've included below. While this list is available all over the place, I want to be sure anyone on my blog can quickly reference this if they need to.

item	legality	note
acidophilus milk, commercial	illegal
agar-agar (gelatin made from seaweed)	illegal	a thickener, among other things.
agave syrup	illegal
algae	illegal	aggravates an already disturbed immune system.
allspice	legal	As long as you're just using Allspice as a cooking spice, it's legal. Don't use the oil.
almond butter	legal	almond butter w/ no added sugar
almond milk, home made	legal
almond oil	legal
almonds	legal	Nuts sold in mixtures are not allowed, as most are roasted with a starch coating.
aloe vera	illegal	It contains mucilaginous polysaccharides.
amaranth flour	illegal	A grain substitute that contains starches.
anchovies	legal	check label
apple cider	legal	from a local grower - w/o sugars. Cider should be diluted with water before drinking.
apple juice	illegal	poor labeling - unlisted sugars
apples	legal
apricots	legal
arrowroot	illegal	It is a mucilaginous herb.
artichoke	legal	french - not jerusalem which looks like a tuber
ascorbic acid (vitamin C)	legal	should be nothing but vitamin C
asiago cheese	legal	occasionally
asparagus	legal
aspartame	legal	bad stuff - don't use it anyways
aspartic acid	legal	an amino acid
astragalus	illegal
avocado oil	legal	Good for mayonnaise and salad dressings but might not withstand  heat very well
avocados	legal
bacon	illegal/legal	Commercial smoked bacon that has been fried very crisply is allowed once per week. Sugar-free bacons do not have to be limited to once per week. Check the labels carefully.
baker's yeast	illegal	aka: Saccharamyces cerevisae. In brewing, AKA "top-fermenting yeast and sometimes "ale yeast".
baking powder	illegal	Has starch as an ingredient,  (usually corn starch) and other illegals to make it rise better.
baking soda	legal
balsamic vinegar	illegal/legal	Cheap versions are imitation and illegal. Authentic balsamic vinegar is at least 18 years old and quite expensive, but legal. You can make your own - see www.scdrecipe.com.
bananas	legal	ripe with black spots beginning to appear on skin - no green ends
bark tea	illegal	acts as a laxative.
barley	illegal
basil	legal
bay leaf	legal
bean flour	illegal	must be soaked before grinding - bought varieties are not.
bean sprouts	illegal
bee pollen	illegal	Pollen is irritating  to a damaged gut.
beef	legal	Fresh and frozen. Check the labels carefully for additives.
beer	illegal
beets	legal
berries of all kinds	legal	including blueberries
bhindi	illegal	A mucilaginous food. Aka: okra,  drumsticks
bitter gourd	illegal
black azuki bean	illegal	aka: black adzuki, black aduki, asuki
black beans - aka: black turtle, turtle, turtle soup bean, mexican black bean, spanish black bean, frijole negro.	legal	May be tried when symptom free. see prep guidelines in book
black eye beans	illegal
black radish	legal	It is very fibrous, so go slowly and be careful.
blue cheese	legal	occasionally
boiled chestnuts	legal	mixes not allowed
bok choy	legal	Introduce late in diet.
bologna	illegal
bouillon cubes	illegal
bourbon	legal	occasionally
brazil nuts	legal	mixes not allowed
brick cheese	legal	freely
brie cheese	legal	occasionally
broccoli	legal
brussels sprouts	legal
buckwheat	illegal
bulgur	illegal
burdock root	illegal	It contains inulin (FOS) and mucilage.
butter	legal	cultured highly recommended
butter beans	illegal/legal	see notes on lima and fava (faba) beans
buttermilk, commercial	illegal
cabbage	legal	Introduce later in diet.
camembert cheese	legal	occasionally
canellini beans	illegal
canned fish	legal	canned in oil or water, but no broth
canola oil	illegal	website trumps book
cantaloupe	legal
capers	legal
carob	illegal
carrageenan	illegal	Carrageenan is seaweed and high in polysaccharides, therefore illegal.
carrots	legal
catsup, home made	legal
cauliflower	legal	Introduce later in diet.
celeriac aka: celery root	legal	Very fibrous, Introduce late in diet.
celery	legal
cellulose (in supplements)	legal	Cellulose in your supplements is okay and virtually impossible to avoid.
cellulose gum	illegal
cereals	illegal
chana dal (dhal, dahl, daal, daar)	illegal	aka: chickpea, ceci bean, bengal gram, hummus, chana, channa
chard (red, green, rainbow, swiss)	legal	Similar to spinach/celery. Introduce late in diet.
cheddar cheese, medium	legal	freely
cheddar cheese, mild	legal	freely
cheddar cheese, sharp	legal	occasionally
cherimoya	legal	aka: custard apple or sharifa.
cherries	legal
chestnut flour	illegal/legal	store bought is illegal. Nuts must be soaked like beans before making into flour.
chestnuts	legal	May be tried when symptom free. However, if you buy dried chestnuts, soak them and cook them until soft.
chevre cheese	illegal
chewing gum	illegal
chia seeds a.k.a silvia seeds, silvia hispanica	illegal	mucilaginous
chick peas	illegal	aka: garbanzo beans, ceci bean, bengal gram, hummus, chana, channa
chickory root	illegal	(previously legal)
chlorella	illegal	It is a blue-green  algae similar to spirulina
chocolate	illegal
cilantro	legal
cinnamon	legal
citric acid	legal	citric acid as and additive is okay
club soda	legal
cocoa	illegal
coconut	legal	Fresh or unsweetened. Shredded and flour are legal
coconut flour	legal
coconut milk, home made	legal
coconut oil	legal
coffee substitutes	illegal	most have malt added
coffee, instant	illegal
coffee, very weak	legal
colby cheese	legal	freely
collard greens	legal	of the cabbage family, introduce late in diet.
corn	illegal
corn oil	legal
corn syrup	illegal
cornstarch	illegal
cottage cheese, regular	illegal
courgette - aka: zucchini	legal
cranberry juice	legal	Knudsen’s Just Cranberry juice, has been checked out legal. Juice should be diluted with water before drinking.
cream	illegal	but can be used in making yogurt
cream cheese	illegal
cream of tartar	illegal
croscarmellose sodium	illegal
cucumbers	legal
custard apple	legal	aka: sharifa or cherimoya
cyclamate	legal	Better alternative than saccharine, because it has no aftertaste. Was suspected of cancer in 1966.
date sugar	illegal
dates	legal	only loose california or Medjool dates - no sticky dates as these are sweetened
decaffeinated products	illegal	process may introduce illegals
dextrose	illegal	although a monosaccharide, they are often packaged with other sugars that aren't on the label
diet soft drink, any other sweetener	illegal
diet soft drink, aspartame or Nutra-Sweet	illegal/legal	should be avoided if possible as may contain lactose. Otherwise 1 per week
diet soft drink, saccharin	legal	2-3 a week
dill pickles	legal	w/o added sugars, etc.
dried milk solids	illegal
drumsticks	illegal	aka: okra, bhindi
dry curd cottage cheese	legal
durum flour	illegal	it's a wheat flour
echinacea	legal	Especially if it is in Alcohol, but even it is in pill form with a bit of lactose. It can be very helpful if a cold or flu is coming on.
edam cheese	legal	occasionally
eggplant	legal
eggs	legal
elemental spices	legal	cinnamon, nutmeg, etc
EMPower	illegal	has many illegal ingredients
enzyme treated milk	illegal	except as noted in book, ch 9
ethanol	legal	aka: alcohol -the kind in gin, etc.
ethanol	legal	found in supplements
evaporated cane juice	illegal	aka: sugar
ezekiel bread	illegal	sprouted grain breads are illegal
faba (fava) beans	illegal	aka: broad bean, fava, horse bean, field bean, tic, Windsor, English, fool, foul, ful, feve, haba, habas and butter bean. See note on lima beans for additional confusion.
fenugreek	illegal
feta cheese	illegal*	allowed in small amounts after symptons cease for 6 months
figs	legal	can be difficult to digest and laxative
filberts aka: hazelnuts	legal	mixes not allowed
fish	legal	Fresh and frozen. Check the labels carefully for additives.
flax seed	illegal
flax seed oil	legal	in small amounts
flour	illegal
fluid milk of any kind	illegal	but can be used in making yogurt
food glaze	illegal	found in supplements
FOS (fructooligosaccharides)	illegal	found in supplements
fowl	legal	all types including turkey, chicken, duck, goose, pheasant, pigeon, etc. Fresh and frozen. Check the labels carefully for additives.
frozen concentrated orange juice	illegal	concentrating makes it illegal
fructooligosaccharides (FOS)	illegal	see SCD book
fructose (granulated or liquid)	illegal	although a monosaccharide, they are often packaged with other sugars that aren't on the label
fruits, canned	illegal/legal	only if own juice
garbanzo beans	illegal	aka: chickpea, ceci bean, bengal gram, hummus, chana, channa
garfava flour	illegal	made from garbanzo and fava (faba) beans
garlic	legal	fresh - powders have starches
garlic powder	illegal	starch base - make home made
gelatin (unflavored)	legal
ghee	legal	aka: clarified butter
gin	legal	occasionally
ginger	legal
gjetost cheese	illegal
glucose	illegal	although a monosaccharide, they are often packaged with other sugars that aren't on the label
glucose candy	illegal
glycerin	legal	widely used additive for food, cosmetics, etc.
glycerol	legal	widely used additive for food, cosmetics, etc.
goatein	illegal	a protein powder
gorgonzola cheese	legal	occasionally
gouda cheese	legal	occasionally
grape juice, white or dark	legal	not frozen. Welch's purple and white best.
grapefruit	legal	fresh
grapefruit juice	legal	fresh only
grapefruit juice	legal	Frozen or canned not allowed. Dilute to drink.
grapes	legal
grapeseed oil	legal
great northern bean	illegal	aka: cannellini, white kidney, fazolia
green bean	legal	aka: string bean
gruyere cheese	legal	freely
guar gum	illegal
gums	illegal	all gums are illegal
ham	illegal/legal	only if cured with salt and legal sweeteners. Check label or get custom smoked.
hard liquor	legal	occasionally
hard liquors: gin, rye, scotch, bourbon, vodka, etc.	legal	occasionally
haricot beans	legal	aka: navy bean, white
havarti cheese	legal	freely
hazelnuts (filberts)	legal
hemp seed, hemp protein powder	illegal
HN-Zyme	legal
honey	legal	preferably clear, commercial or local. Avoid cloudy as contains pollen.
horseradish sauce	legal	if home made or trusted bought
hot dogs, commercial	illegal	unless home made
hydrolyzed protein aka: MSG	illegal
ice cream	illegal
inositol	illegal	only small amount in supplements are okay
instant soup mixes / bases	illegal
inulin	illegal	Inulin is a FOS
iron supplements	illegal
isoglucose	illegal
jaggery aka: gur	illegal	an unrefined sugar
jalapenos	legal
jicama	illegal
juice boxes	illegal	regardless of ingredients
juice from concentrate (any)	illegal
kala chana - small chickpea w/ brown skin	illegal	aka: chickpea, ceci bean, bengal gram, hummus, chana, channa
kale	legal
kefir	legal	but not recommended. See BTVC site.
ketchup, commercial	illegal
ketchup, home made	legal
kidney beans - aka: red bean, rajma dal	legal
kimchi	legal
kiwi	legal
kohlrabi	illegal
kudzu (or kuzu)	illegal	it's a mucilaginous herb
kumquats	legal
KyoGreen powder	illegal
l-leucine aka: leucine	legal	found in supplements
L-Theanine	legal
Lactaid milk	illegal	aka: lactose hydrolyzed milk
lamb	legal	Fresh and frozen. Check the labels carefully for additives.
lecithin	legal
leek	legal
lemons	legal
lentil flour	illegal	must be soaked before grinding - bought varieties are not.
lentils - aka: lens, masoor	legal	see prep guidelines in book
lettuce of all kinds	legal
licorice	illegal	both a demulcent and laxative
lignin	illegal
lima beans - fresh or dried.	legal	aka: madagascar, wax, butter beans - but be careful as favas (illegal) can be called "butter beans" as well.
limburger cheese	legal	occasionally
limes	legal
liquid clorychlorophyll	illegal
macadamia nuts	legal
macadamia oil	legal
magnesium citrate	legal	as a supplement ingredient
magnesium stearate	legal	as a supplement ingredient
malitol	illegal	sorbitol, mannitol and xylitol are all sugar alcohols
maltodextrin	illegal
manchego cheese	legal	no note on site re: frequency
mangoes	legal
mannitol	illegal	sorbitol, mannitol and xylitol are all sugar alcohols
maple syrup	illegal
margarine	illegal	milk solids, whey
marshmallow	illegal	A mucilaginous herb
masoor dal (dhal, dahl, daal, daar)	legal	aka: red lentil
mastic gum	illegal
mead - home made	legal	not commercial
meats - canned	illegal
meats - processed	illegal
medications with added carbohydrates	illegal/legal	avoid if possible
melatonin	illegal
melons - all types	legal
methyl cellulose	legal	found in supplements
microcrystalline cellulose	legal	found in supplements
millet	illegal
miso	illegal
mixed nuts	illegal	Nuts sold in mixtures are not allowed, as most are roasted with a starch coating.
molasses	illegal
molo-cure	illegal
montery Jack cheese	legal	occasionally
mozzarella cheese	illegal
MSG - aka: hydrolyzed protein	illegal
mucilaginous herbs	illegal
mucilaginous polysaccharides	illegal
muenster cheese	legal	occasionally
mung bean	illegal	aka: mung dal, mash bean, munggo, monggo, green gram, golden gram, green soy
mung dal (dhal, dahl, daal, daar)	illegal	aka: mung bean, mash bean, munggo, monggo, green gram, golden gram, green soy
mushrooms	legal
mustard, plain	legal	not gourmet - read label
natural cheeses	legal	see specific varieties for more
natural flavors	illegal	Natural flavoring can be used to refer to anything.
navy beans - aka: white, haricot, yankee, white pea bean, boston, small white bean, fagioli	legal	see prep guidelines in book
nectarines	legal
nettles	illegal
neufchatel cheese	illegal
noni juice	illegal
nutmeg	legal
nuts in mixtures	illegal	have added starch
oats	illegal
okra	illegal	aka: bhindi, drumsticks
olive oil	legal	highly recommended
olives	legal	w/o added sugars, etc.
onion powder	illegal	starch base - make home made
onions	legal	fresh - powders have starches
orange juice	legal	fresh squeezed - not frozen, but avoid in the a.m. Never from concentrate. Tropicana original has been checked out okay.
oranges	legal
oregano	legal
papayas	legal
pappadum	illegal	They  are an Indian snack made from lentils - they're like  a chip. Also contains rice flour
paprika	legal
parmesan cheese	legal	occasionally
parsley	legal
parsnips	illegal	formerly legal
passion fruit	legal
pasta, all kinds	illegal
pau d'arco	illegal	aka: bark tea
pea flour	illegal	I imagine it's because it's  not soaked
peaches	legal
peanut butter, natural	legal	without additives of any kind
peanut oil	legal
pears	legal
peas	legal
pecans	legal	mixes not allowed
pectin	illegal
pectin	illegal
peppers	legal	Green, yellow, red, jalapeno, habanera, chili, poblano, relleno, etc.
Peptizyde	legal
persimmons	legal
pickels, dill	legal	check label or make your own
pignoli - aka: pine nuts	legal	hard to digest
pine nuts - aka: pignoli	legal	hard to digest
pineapple juice	legal	canned, frozen or fresh w/o sugar
pineapples	legal
pinto beans	illegal	even with soaking, has wrong kind of starch
pistachio nuts	legal	not roasted  salted as they tend to have starch. Buy raw, unsalted and roast at home.
plant cellulose	legal	found in supplements
plantains	illegal	too much starch
plums	legal
polysorbate  80	illegal
pomegranate concentrate	illegal
pork	legal	Fresh and frozen. Check the labels carefully for additives.
pork rinds	legal	check label - plain w/ no added flavorings
port du salut cheese	legal	occasionally
port wine	illegal	full of sugar
posphatidylcholine	legal	found in eggs
Postum	illegal
potassium sorbate	legal	supplement ingredient
potatoes of all kinds	illegal
poultry	legal	Fresh and frozen. Check the labels carefully for additives.
Primal Defense	illegal
primost cheese	illegal
processed cheese	illegal
protein powder	illegal
provolone cheese	legal	no indication of how often
prunes	legal
psyllium husks - aka: ispaghula	illegal	main ingredient in many laxatives
pumpkin	legal	fresh - not canned
quinoa	illegal	a seed
Quorn	illegal
raisins	legal	preferably dark
rajma dal (dhal, dahl, daal, daar)	legal	aka: kidney bean, red bean
raw cashews	legal	mixes not allowed
rhubarb	legal	can be laxative
rice - white or brown	illegal
rice bran	illegal	unless unavoidable in a supplement
rice flour	illegal
ricotta cheese	illegal
roasted peanuts in the shell	legal	shelled are illegal. Mixes are illegal
romano cheese	legal	occasionally
roquefort cheese	legal	occasionally
rosemary	legal
rutabaga	legal	aka: swede - very fiberous, go easy
rye (the drink)	legal	occasionally
rye (the grain)	illegal
saccharin	legal
saccharine	legal
safflower oil	legal
sage	legal
sago starch	illegal
sake	illegal	not distilled and therefore contains sugars
salt	legal	Ordinary  iodized table salt, altho it sometimes has dextrose, is legal because it is important to get  that iodine.
sashimi	legal	plain, w/o rice etc.
sauerkraut	legal	only for advanced SCDers
scotch	legal	occasionally
seaweed	illegal
seed butters	legal	in very limited amounts - see web
seeds	illegal/legal	only 3 months after last symptom has disappeared
seeds	legal	okay after 3 months of no symptoms
sesame oil	legal
sesame seeds	legal	okay after 3 months of no symptoms
sharifa	legal	aka: custard apple, cherimoya
shellfish	legal	Fresh and frozen. Check the labels carefully for additives.
sherry	illegal
sherry, cordials, liqueurs or brandy	illegal
silica	legal
silica silicon dioxide	legal	found in supplements
silicon dioxide aka: silica silicon dioxide	legal
silvia seed a.k.a., silvia hispanica, chia seeds	illegal	mucilaginous
slippery elm	illegal	mucilaginous
smoked meats	illegal/legal	unless you are certain of ingredients - i.e. you know the smoker or make your own.
sodium benzoate	legal	supplement ingredient
sodium starch glycinate	illegal
sorbitol	illegal	sorbitol, mannitol and xylitol are all sugar alcohols
sour cream, commercial	illegal
soy	illegal
soy lecithin	illegal
soy sauce	illegal	aka: tamari
soybean milk	illegal
soybean milk	illegal
soybean oil	illegal	website trumps book
soybeans	illegal
sparkling water a.k.a. seltzer water	legal	ingredients: only carbonated water
spelt	illegal
spice mixes	illegal	most contain starches
spice mixtures	illegal	apple pie, curry, etc
spinach	legal
spirulina	illegal
Splenda	illegal
split peas	legal	see prep guidelines in book
sports drinks	illegal
sprouted grain bread	illegal	Ezekiel bread, for instance
squash	legal	summer and winter
starches of any kind	illegal
stevia	illegal
stilton cheese	legal	occasionally
string beans	legal	aka: green bean
Sucralose	illegal
sugar	illegal	aka: table sugar, white sugar, refined sugar, evaporated cane juice.
sulphates	legal	used on fruits to prevent discoloring
sunflower oil	legal
swede - aka: rutabaga	legal	very fibrous, go easy
sweet potato - aka: yam	illegal
swiss cheese	legal	freely
Tabasco sauce	legal	Only the original red Tabasco sauce, labeled 'McIlhenny Company Tabasco Brand Pepper Sauce' is legal but check the label.
Tagatose	illegal
tahini - aka: sesame seed butter	legal	okay after 3 months of no symptoms
tamari	illegal	aka: soy sauce
tamarind	illegal
tangerines	legal
tapioca	illegal
tapioca flour	illegal	found in supplements
tapioca starch	illegal
taro	illegal
tarragon	legal
tea, green	legal	limited to 2 cups / day
tea, instant	illegal
tea, peppermint	legal	read label
tea, spearmint	legal
tea, weak	legal	Ordinary black tea is legal but should be made weak. Instant tea, Ojibwa tea (Essiac), many herbal teas, teas made from bark etc., are  illegal. Peppermint and spearmint  herb teas are legal, as well as home made ginger tea.
teas, herbal	illegal	tend to be laxative
thyme	legal
tofu	illegal
Tofutti cheese	illegal
tomato juice	legal	only salt added. No V-8.
tomato juice mixtures	illegal
tomato paste, canned	illegal
tomato puree, canned	illegal
tomato sauce, canned	illegal
tomatoes	legal
toor dal (dhal, dahl, daal, daar)	unknown	aka: yellow pigeon pea
Triticale	illegal
turbinado	illegal
turnips	illegal	previously legal
uncreamed cottage cheese aka: dry curd cottage cheese	legal	freely
unflavored gelatin	legal
urad dal (dhal, dahl, daal, daar)	unknown	aka: urd bean, urd, urid, black gram, black lentil or white lentil
V8 juice	illegal
val dal (dhal, dahl, daal, daar)	illegal	aka: split lab beans, bonavist, Egyptian, Fugi mame, India bean, hyacinth, field, avarekai, fava
vanillin	legal	but not in pure form
vegetable cellulose	legal	found in supplements
vegetable stearate	legal	a vegetable fat
vegetables, canned	illegal	none - must be fresh or frozen
vinegar, apple cider	legal	not gourmet as these have added sugars. Must be filtered.
vinegar, red or white wine	legal	not gourmet as these have added sugars
vinegar, white	legal	not gourmet as these have added sugars
vodka	legal	occasionally
walnut oil	legal	doesn't withstand heat well
walnuts	legal	mixes not allowed
wasabi	legal	w/o additives or fillers
water chestnuts	illegal
watercress	legal
watermelon	legal
wheat	illegal
wheat germ	illegal
white kidney bean	illegal	aka: cannellini, great northern, fazolia
wine, very dry	legal
Wright's liquid smoke	legal
xanthum gum	illegal
xylitol	illegal	sorbitol, mannitol and xylitol are all sugar alcohols
yam - aka: sweet potato	illegal
yogurt, commercial	illegal	except as a starter for home made yogurt. Danon plain is good. Check label.
yogurt, home made	legal	processed at least 24 hrs. Milk and cream are okay. Cow or goat.
yucca root	illegal
zuchinni - aka: courgette	legal