Mandarin / Clementine
Fruits · Citrus
One mandarin, about 75 g, is rated green, and one mandarin is also the way anybody eats them. Clementines and satsumas sit under the same entry. Fructans are the only group present, at 0.03 g, with everything else reading zero. On a diet that keeps asking you to weigh things, a fruit that arrives pre-portioned in its own skin is a quiet relief.
Last updated 4 September 2026Serving sizes for mandarin / clementine
One mandarin, about 75 g, is rated green. The entry covers clementines and satsumas too.
Tested serving sizes
| Serving | Amount | Main FODMAP | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mandarin | 75 g | Fructans 0.03 g |
Breakdown for 1 mandarin
Is mandarin / clementine low FODMAP?
There is very little to explain here, which is rather the point. Excess fructose, sorbitol, mannitol, lactose and GOS all read zero at one fruit, and the 0.03 g of fructans left over sits well below the 0.1 g line where a portion starts to rate moderate. Orange is built along the same lines, carrying 0.05 g of fructans in a 130 g fruit, so the two are close by weight as well as by flavour. These figures describe the flesh you peel and eat; tinned segments in syrup and candied peel are different foods with their own sums.
Mandarin / Clementine and IBS: what to know
The catch is not the fruit, it is the bag. Mandarins are small, they come apart in seconds, and three in front of the television is an ordinary evening rather than a decision anyone remembers making. Our figures describe one, so three is a portion nobody has measured, not a portion known to be fine. Fructan loads stack as well, which means a mandarin after a sandwich behaves differently from a mandarin on its own. Season pushes the other way: they arrive in bulk boxes for a few months a year, and that is exactly when the portion is easiest to lose track of.
Gut-friendly ways to eat mandarin / clementine
Keep them where the snacking decision happens, in a desk drawer or the side of a bag, since a mandarin needs no knife, no board and no plate. Segments go onto yoghurt or through a slaw with no preparation at all, and a square of dark chocolate beside them turns the whole thing into a dessert. Frozen segments work as a hot-day snack straight from the freezer. Tinned mandarins are a separate proposition, since the syrup is not covered by these figures and the drained fruit is not the same portion.
Frequently asked questions
How many mandarins can I eat in a day with IBS?
One is what the data covers, and that fruit is rated green. Two or three is unmeasured territory rather than a known risk, which is a real distinction while you are still working out your own thresholds. If you eat them from a box, take one out and put the box back, because that way the decision only gets made once.
Are clementines and satsumas the same as mandarins for FODMAPs?
For this guide, yes. Clementines, satsumas and imperials all sit under the single mandarin entry, rated green at one fruit of about 75 g, and tangerines belong to the same group again. They differ in seeds, sweetness and how easily the skin lifts away, none of which changes the FODMAP figures behind the rating.
Are mandarins OK during the FODMAP elimination phase?
Yes. One fruit is rated green with fructans at 0.03 g, which makes it a straightforward thing to keep on the list while the list is short. Elimination is also when portion drift matters most, so eat them one at a time rather than from an open box. The peel makes that easier than it sounds, since each fruit leaves a small pile of evidence on the table.
Is tinned mandarin low FODMAP?
The figures on this page cover fresh fruit only. Tinned segments come packed in syrup or juice that is not part of the rating, and the drained weight in a single tub can add up to more than one mandarin’s worth of flesh. If you use them, drain them properly and judge the portion by weight rather than by tub.
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