Some of the Possible Food Triggers in Central Sensitization and MCAS

Flavorings and additives:

Accent seasoning 

Autolyzed yeast 

Bouillons 

Broth 

Bread Crumbs

Brewers yeast 

Calcium caseinate 

Carrageenan 

Enzyme modified items 

Fermented items 

Red/Blue Dyes

Gelatin 

Glutamic acid 

Gravies 

Hydrolyzed protein 

Kombu (seaweed extract) 

Low fat/Low Calorie foods 

Maltodextrin 

MSG 

“Natural Flavors”

Nitrates Nitrites 

Malt extract 

NutraSweet 

“Plant protein”

“Protein concentrates” 

“Protein fortified” 

Red vinegar 

Rice protein 

Saccharin 

Seasoned salt 

Sodium caseinate 

Soy products 

Soy protein 

Soy protein concentrate 

Soy protein isolate 

Soy sauce 

Sulfites 

Sweet ‘n Low 

Textured protein 

Tyramine 

Ultra-pasteurized items 

Vegetable protein 

Whey protein 

Yeast 

Yeast extract 

Beverages: 

Champagne 

Coffee 

Coffee substitutes 

Cola 

Dark alcohol drinks 

Decaf coffee 

Decaf tea 

Heavy alcohol drinks 

Iced tea 

Tea 

Red wine 


Meat Categories:

Aged/cured meats 

Anchovies 

Bacon 

Beef jerky 

Canned meats 

Chicken livers 

Cured meats 

Fermented meats 

Fresh beef liver 

Hams 

Hot dogs 

Liverwurst 

Lunchmeats 

Marinated meats 

Pate 

Pepperoni 

Pickled fish 

Processed meats 

Salami 

Sausage 

Smoked fish 

Shellfish

Smoked meats 

Tenderized meats 

Wild game 

Dairy and Cheeses:

Blue cheese 

Brick cheese 

Brie cheese 

Buttermilk 

Camembert cheese 

Cheddar cheese 

Feta cheese 

Frozen yogurt 

Gruyere cheese 

Mozzarella cheese 

Muenster cheese 

Parmesan cheese 

Provolone 

Romano cheese 

Roquefort cheese 

Sour cream 

Stilton cheese 

Yogurt

Other: 

Cheap buffets 

Chinese food 

Chocolate 

Cultured items 

Pizza

Ready-to-eat meals 

Restaurant food 

Salty snacks 

Soups


Breads: 

Bagels 

Coffee cake 

Doughnuts 

Malted barley 

Pizza dough 

Croutons 

Soft pretzels 

Plant Based:

Avocados 

Bananas 

Italian beans 

Cashews

Clementines 

Dates 

Eggplant 

Fava beans 

Figs 

Garbanzo beans 

Grapefruits and juice 

Lemons and juice 

Lima beans 

Limes and juice 

Lentils 

Olives 

Onions 

Oranges and juice 

Papayas 

Peanuts

Pine Nuts

Navy beans 

Nut butters 

Passion fruit 

Pea pods 

Pickles 

Pineapples and juice 

Pinto beans 

Raisins 

Raspberries 

Red plums 

Sauerkraut 

Snow peas 

Strawberries

Tomatoes

Veggie burgers 

Walnuts