It is not a distilled spirit like Vodka and it is the distillation that removes the illegals - Seth
Both sweet and dry sake still have sugar and actually the dry sake has more sugar than the sweet sake but you can't taste it because of the acidity. - Kim

Ordinary iodized table salt, altho it sometimes has dextrose, is legal because it is important to get that iodine

(Japanese sushi-style raw fish served all by itself w/o rice)

Only for advanced SCD'ers

Seaweed is high in polysaccharides and therefore illegal.

Seed Butters

It is not allowed because the quantity of the flour way surpasses the few seeds that Elaine had in mind when she said "seeds are permissible after 3 months of no symptoms."

Permissible after 3 months of no symptoms.

 

Sesame seeds

Also known as custard apple or cherimoya

Fresh and frozen are allowed as long as nothing has been added during processing; check the labels carefully.

 

(supplement ingredient)

(supplement ingredient)

It is a mucilaginous herb. Mucilaginous herbs are loaded with starch. This starch is food for the pathogens that the SCD™ is designed to starve out.

Unless you know with certainty that no sugar has been added during the smoking process, they are not permitted.

(supplement ingredient)

 

Sorbitol, mannitol, and xylitol are all sugar alcohols and are not SCD™ legal. They fall under the category of indigestible carbs and sugars, and so allow companies to label things 'sugar free', even though they are providing nutrition to the bacteria that live in your digestive tract.

 

See - Soy

 

 

 

Derived from soy (illegal). There is plenty of good lecithin in egg yolks, and Elaine sees no particular need to take it outside of a whole food. Also see Carlsons fish oil

Soy sauce is a fermented soy product and also contains wheat so it is illegal.

 

 

Spices of all kinds may be used, but avoid spice mixtures; buy spices separately.

 

We do not use algae (Spirulina) because IBD involves the immune system and can aggravate an already disturbed immune system.

There are several reasons why it is illegal, see Splenda

Dried legumes must be prepared according to the instructions in the book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle.

 

Both winter and summer squashes are legal.

It's molecular structure resembles a steroid and the effects are unknown. See, Stevia

May be used occasionally.

Also called Green Beans

There are several reasons why it is illegal, see Splenda

When a fruit such as peaches (dried) and coconut is sulphated, it means it has been exposed to sulphur to keep the color from darkening. Some people are allergic to sulphated products but most of us are not bothered by them.

 

Another name for rutabaga

 

May be used freely.