Apple (Dried)

TLDRLast updated 27 September 2026

Dried apple is high FODMAP at the checked 30 g serving, approximately eight rings. Monash identifies it as a concentrated FODMAP source and advises leaving it out during the initial low-FODMAP step. The inspected entry does not provide a verified smaller green portion.

Serving sizes for apple (dried)

Dried apple: 30 g, about eight rings, is red in fructose and sorbitol with amber fructans. No low portion was verified.

Avoid
+1
8 ringsabout 30 g

Tested serving sizes

Tested serving sizes for Apple (Dried) and their Gut Friendly rating
ServingAmountMain FODMAPRating
8 rings30 gSorbitol 0.5 gAvoid

Breakdown for 8 rings

0.2gFructose
0gLactose
0.1gFructans
0gGOS
0.5gSorbitol
0gMannitol
8 ringsabout 30 g

Is apple (dried) low FODMAP?

Fructose and sorbitol are both red at 30 g, while fructans are amber. Lactose, mannitol and GOS are green. This is a different pattern from the raw apple entries, and the ring count should not be converted into a raw-apple weight or an assumed low number of rings.

Apple (Dried) and IBS: what to know

If dried apple appears in a snack mix or cereal, the amount of apple in your helping matters, but an ingredient list alone may not reveal it. This guide cannot assign that mixed product a rating. During later dietary personalisation, discuss uncertainty about portions with your dietitian rather than treating an invented threshold as tested.

Gut-friendly ways to eat apple (dried)

Check whether the product is plain dried apple, a coated snack or a fruit mixture. For an apple preparation with verified small green references, compare peeled Granny Smith or unpeeled pink apple. Those raw portions do not become dried-ring equivalents simply because both foods are apples.

Frequently asked questions

Is one dried apple ring known to be low FODMAP?

The inspected panel does not establish that. Dividing the eight-ring reference does not produce a verified green rating.

Does soaking dried apple make it equivalent to fresh apple?

No such conversion or soaked-apple test was observed. Adding water should not be treated as proof of a different FODMAP result.

Are all three changing groups high at 30 g?

Fructose and sorbitol are high, but fructans are moderate. The distinction is retained rather than describing every group as red.

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Sources and editorial notes

  • Monash University FODMAP Diet App

    Monash University FODMAP Diet app entry “Apple, dried” checked directly on 27 September 2026. The portion weights, traffic-light ratings and FODMAP groups discussed here were verified in matching detail panels. Numerical FODMAP concentration estimates elsewhere in the catalogue were not validated by this check.

Published and maintained by Gut Friendly. This guide has not been independently reviewed by a dietitian. Serving information comes from our food catalogue. Where references are listed, they explain the research and preparation differences. Check the original source for current portions.

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