Is Buttercream Cupcakes GERD Friendly?
Why it's not GERD friendly
- cocoa
- chocolate cupcake
- citric acid
- chocolate liquor
- less of each of the following: nonfat milk
- milk
cocoa
Dietitian noteCocoa contains compounds that can relax the lower esophageal sphincter, making it easier for stomach acid to reflux. It also stimulates the production of stomach acid, further contributing to heartburn and GERD symptoms. Additionally, cocoa's caffeine and theobromine content can exacerbate reflux by increasing stomach acidity and relaxing the LES.
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Ingredients
CONTAINS: ARTIFICIAL COLORS, EGGS, SYRUP, MILK, SOY, WHEAT, INGREDIENTS: CUPCAKE (TRADITIONAL VANILLA FROSTING: SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2 PERCENT OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, RED 3, RED 40 LAKE, CARAMEL COLOR, SALT, GUAR GUM, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, RED 40 LAKE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 6 LAKE), PHOSPHORIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), YELLOW CUPCAKE (SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, WHOLE EGGS, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR PALM OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN), CONTAINS 2 PERCENT OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: NONFAT MILK, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, WHITES, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), SODIUM BICARBONATE, SALT, DEXTROSE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, PYROPHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM STEROYL LACTYLATE, POLYSORBATE 60, EMULSIFIER (MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5, WHEAT STARCH, SOY FLOUR), CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE (SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN), CONTAINS 2 PERCENT OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: NONFAT MILK, COCOA, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM STEROYL LACTYLATE, POLYSORBATE 60, EMULSIFIER (MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5, WHEAT STARCH, SOY FLOUR)
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No. This product is not low FODMAP as it lists 2 ingredients that are likely high FODMAP at 1 serving and 2 ingredients that could be moderate or high FODMAP depending on source or serving size.
Details →No. This product is not dairy free as it lists 2 ingredients that contain dairy.
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