Following a restrictive diet is no fun, especially when faced with the necessary but depressing lists of things you can not eat.
If you are following a yeast-free diet, this article provides a list of foods you can eat.
It is by no means complete, and quite honestly never will be. There are an endless number of prepared foods. This varies country by country and region by region.
So do please add your comments with lists of foods you know to be safe for a yeast-free diet. Also, feel free to add corrections and caveats if you notice any errors on this list.
Yeast-Free Foods – Basic Ingredients
If you are doing your own cooking, it is relatively easy to avoid yeast. This is more of a general description of foods you can eat since most basic ingredients are find (with a few exceptions, covered in Foods that Contain Yeast.
Meat
All meat is yeast-free (unless it is spoiled, in which case you will get food poisoning as well as a possible dose of yeast).
As long as you cook with fresh meat, you have nothing to worry about.
Vegetables
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All vegetables are safe.
If parts of the vegetable go rotten, cut it out. Usually the rest of the vegetable is fine. As long as it is firm and not discoloured, it should be perfectly yeast-free.
NOTE: Some food that are commonly referred to as vegetables, such as bell peppers and eggplant, are actually fruits.
Exceptions:
- Mushrooms (not vegetable, it is the fruiting body of a fungus).
Fruit
You have to be more careful with fruit than meat or vegetables. Because of the high sugar content of most fruits, yeast growth is possible.
Dried fruits often contain yeast. The following list applies only to fresh fruit.
Some fruits have yeast on the skin. If you can remove the skin of a fruit (fresh and unspoiled) then you can eat what’s left.
The following fruit are fine, as long as they are fresh and free of spoilage:
- Apple
- Apricot
- Avocado
- Bell pepper (Green red yellow etc.)
- Bitter gourd
- Blackberry
- Boysenberry
- Cherry
- Chokeberry
- Chokecherry
- Cloudberry
- Coconut
- Crabapple
- Dewberry
- Durian
- Eggplant
- Grapefruit
- Guava
- Hot pepper
- Kiwifruit
- Lemon
- Lime
- Loganberry
- Longan
- Lychee
- Mango
- Mangosteen
- Melons
- Nectarine
- Olallieberry
- Orange
- Papaya
- Peach
- Pear
- Pineapple
- Pomegranate
- Prickly pear
- Quince
- Rambutan
- Raspberry
- Squash
- Star apple
- Strawberry
- Tangerine
- Tayberry
Nuts and Seeds
All nuts and seeds are yeast-free
Yeast-Free Foods – Prepared Foods
This section to be added soon.
Mean while, please add your favorite prepared foods (that you know to be yeast-free) in the comments section.
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If you are allergic to yeast, you CANNOT have fruit! I don’t understand why so many people are under the impression that you can eat fruit on a yeast free diet. Trust me, I am severely allergic to yeast and am on a total yeast free diet. Not eating fruit is SO important because of the natural sugars that are in fruit. It’s extremely vital that if you are on a yeast free diet you MUST abstain from fruit of all kinds!
Leslie,
I agree that it is important to start off on a yeast-free diet with no fruit.
Not everyone has to stay off of fruit forever though, not in my opinion.
It is essential to avoid over-rip fruit due to the yeast that might grow in it.
It is also important to have fruit either 1/2 hr before or 2 hr after a meal, or the sugar will ferment in your digestive track.
Perhaps some people should avoid all fruit, but then you miss out on the many health benefits of eating fruit.
I am open to other ideas about this but for now, the above is my current opinion.
What do other people think? What have you tried, what works for you?
I was wondering if its OK to eat avocado, since it has no sugar.
I am looking for a soy-free, yeast-free soy sauce alternatives. I have looked into coconut aminos, but they are fermented (with nothing added to aid fermentation). I have also looked into Asian fish sauce (the only other ingredients in this is fish, salt, sugar). Any ideas on whether these may have yeast in them?
What about honey?
Honey should be yeast-free, unless water has been added.
If it were not, you’d see it (taste it, smell it, see the jar bulge) as it fermented.
But if you are trying to ELIMINATE yeast, honey is a no-go b/c it is SO sweet. I would imagine it is a superfood for yeast.
when i was 30 i had an episode that wounded up with me in the hospital, i had an allergy test done and found out i was allergic to brewer’s yeast, but i am allergic to perfumes, deoderant, shapoo, etc., now i have developed bv i feel that all of this is related to yeast. when i was growing up my mom always washed, cooked and grew our food, she would buy poultry, meat, etc from the farms practically of the animal cause she was allergic to stuff, now that i have my own household and eating a lot of processed foods and now i am having all kinds of problems, i am also part native american. i feel that because a lot of the yeast and fungus that originated from (england, australia, britian, united kindom and switzerland) is what the native americans called the eurepeon diseases that they died from. some of the products that have yeast or fungus in every one of their products are: mars, inc., kraftfoods, burton-on-trent. here are some of the names to look for that are bad: marmite (england), vegemite (australia), oxo (britain), bovril (united kindom), promite (australia), cenovis (switzerland), supplements containing (cellulose, chromium, yeast) so many more things to mention
hello, i jus got a recent eczema skin eruption. and i have been given sooo many diffferent diets that iv found its almost impossible to follow.
can somebody please advise on which foods are most likely to be causing this..
Eczema is a symptom, not a disease. As far as I can tell, different people have different causes.
If you think it might be a yeast problem, then follow a yeast-free diet (including cutting out sugar) and see if that helps. If not, you can try one of the other diets. It is wrong to assume that just because a particular diet helped one person, then it will help everyone with eczema. But it may be your ticket. You’ll just have to try different things and see what works.
Also look at your environment, especially dust and mold.
Also, if you want to see real results, you usually have to stick with that particular diet for a minimum of 3 months (ideally 6). I’ve been told that gluten-free, dairy-free, and yeast-free diets are the best to try for eczema symptoms. And yes, check your environment for dust, mold, AND the cleaners/detergents you use.
I am under the impression that some nuts such as cashews, pistachios and peanuts, etc. contain or provoke yeast symtoms. Your article says all nuts are acceptable. I also would like some clarification also.
what is yeast extract? and what can you eat that doesn’t have yeast extract in it? Also I am eating bread right now, should I not be eating it? thanks
Yeast extract is usually listed as ‘yeast extract’ in the list of ingredients, if added to food.
Bread is made with yeast, so if you are trying to avoid all yeast, even cooked and inert yeast, then bread could be a problem.
I dont know what to do.
Hiya people, i’ve just been to the doctors and found out that i have got Pityriasis or candidiasi, i have been givin sum body shampoo to get rid ov the white patches on my back, i have heard that i may be allergic to yeast and thats whats making it flare up every few months, i was going on the sunbeds every week and thats what made it go really bad because of the warmth, it started spreading from my back dwn to my leg in little patches, it doesn’t look like pityriasis only because it isn’t red or itchy so im nt sure what i have got wrong with me, do u think i should go back up to the doctors and ask him to do a blood test ???.
yeastallergyinfection
I am having a hard time with the yeast allergy infection. would you please send me a list of things I can eat that are yeast free and things that I can drink that are yeast free.? I have this problem all the time I cant seem to get rid of it I go to the doctor and they but me on terzole cream for 7 days it helps but I get it right back after the 7 days. I would really appreciate if you would help me get over this. Please write me back thank you.
Bobbie
list of yeast free foods
All the information I have about yeast-free foods is published on this site.
As I come across more, I add it here.
Hope this gives you a start.
pickled jalapanos
Do pickled jalepano have yeast?
Vinegar is required for pickling, so I would avoid it if at all possible. I’m no expert, I just know that vinegar is to be avoided at all costs.
Nuts
I have been told by my allergy tester that both peanuts and pistachio nuts carry a yeast fungus and should be avoided. Your website says all nuts are okay? Can you clarify please
Nuts
Yes, I work at a healthfood store and we get many people in on Yeast-free diets. Generally, peanuts and pistachios are VERY susceptible to mould and fungus (yeast is also a fungus). It would be very wise to stay away from them unless you can get organic, unroasted peanuts that are fresh! (which, where i live up north is practically impossible). However, many companies make awesome almond, cashew, sesame and Pumpkinseed butters to replace!
Fruits
Most of the fruits that you stated are kinda sweet. So are you sure it is consider as yeast free?
May drive yeast over-growth
Thanks for your comment.
I’ll clarify:
Sweet, unspoiled fruit is generally yeast-free, with certain exceptions like grapes, that have yeast growing on the skin. This is true even of sour grapes.
You raise a good point though – too much sugar can drive yeast over-growth for those with a yeast infection.
For those with a yeast allergy, sweet fruit is not a problem, as long as it has not started to rot. Spoiled fruit could have yeast growing in it, as well as molds.
Some people consider moderate amounts of fruit to be OK if you heave a yeast infection, as long as the fruit is fresh, taken in moderation, and not taken with protein or carbohydrates (or less than two hours after a meal).
allergies
Skin infections.severe exzema,prosioris mostly are cause by people being allergic to foods with yeast and not knowing….That’s wild… It happen to me… get an allergy test…asap
Is it safe to eat rice while suffering from a yeast infection?
Rice, potatoes, pasta… are starches ok to eat while suffering from a yeast infection?
Not a yeast infection expert
I’m not an expert in yeast infections, so I can’t give you a definitive answer. The list of yeast-free foods is designed more for those with a yeast allergy (but I think you’ll find it helpful if you have a yeast infection too).
For a yeast infection, you want to feed the yeast as little as possible.
The more refined the carbohydrates, the better it is as a food for yeast, and the worse it is for you.
Sugar is the worst. Refined carbohydrates, like white flour aren’t so great.
I think rice, potatoes etc. or OK, but I wouldn’t live on them.
Hope that helps. As I say, I’m not a yeast infection expert. Might be able to get more info on that at some time in the future.
rice that is not enriched is safe. most rice in usa is sprayed with b vitamins derived from yeast. even rice importanted to the usa is being sprayed with yeast- b vitamins. washing will make it go away. it’s a food standard. not a law to be enforced yet. gluten free pastas are not usually enriched. i peel my potatoes. potato flour is usually safe. check wit the manufacter.
i meant to reply to the above question. oops. and washing rice will not wash yeast b vitamins away. that is what meant to say.
Inactive yeast may still have the protein
Inactive yeast means that it is no longer alive and growing.
This does not mean that you can still eat it. It most likely still contains the proteins that trigger your allergy.
Depending on your symptoms and how you feel about it, you could try some rice cheese and see how it makes you feel. Don’t get your hopes up though.
My approach to food allergies it to find a different style of cooking rather than attempting to substitute problematic ingredients for safe ones. There is nothing wrong with substitutions, except when you can’t find a suitable one.
Keep looking for food products that you feel will replace the cheese you can no longer eat.
Mean while, consider alternative foods. I know this answer may seem like a drag.
You can also choose to see it as the beginning of a new adventure in food discovery!
Yeast extract (inactive)
I’ve been tested for food allergies and it said that I’m allergic to bakers and brewers yeast. I also have a milk allergy and goat milk doesn’t agree with me so I tried rice cheese but after looking at the ingredients, down toward the end of the list it says “yeast extract (inactive)” does that mean that I can’t have the cheese? If so what could I eat instead? Thanks.
yeast in our foods
So far I am finding yeast in ALL store bought food. Just look in the jar at the typical foot pring of a yeast. They are not small.
Allergic to the common things
For some reason, the biggest allergies are to pervasive foods ingredients, like yeast, wheat/gluten and milk.
Then again, most prepared foods are bad for your health anyhow. Sometimes I find my allergies aren’t such a bad thing after all …
does vinegar have yeast in
does vinegar have yeast in it? is it safe on a yeast free diet?
Vinegar and yeast
Fran,
For a full explanation, see Yeast Allergy and Vinegar.
yes vinegar has yeast in , also ketchup ,grapes…
juice
does juices from fruit contain yeast? (ie orange juice, apple juice, etc.)
Yeast in juice
Packaged fruit juice may have small amounts of yeast in it, depending on how fresh the fuit was when juiced and how the juice is processed before packaging.
The amount of yeast, if any, is probably small. Large amounts of yeast would cause spoilage and you would smell the fermentation.
Also, fruit juices are VERY high in sugar which would feed any yeast that is already in your body.
Avoid cider though.
blueberry
I don’t see in your list “blueberry”, does it contain yeast?
Blueberrys probably have yeast on them
Blueberries very likely have yeast growing on the skin. I do not have 100% confirmation of this, but for now, go on the assumption that blueberries have yeast.
i eat fresh blueberries. i rinse them well. i am yeast intollerant. they are are safe for me. i imagine frozen are ok too.
I have a yeast allergy, and blueberries bother me although less than dried fruits such as raisins.
Vegetarian Yeast Free
Do you have any vegetarian yeast free recipes?