Various edibles that have been comunicated by HFI patients to the BU-HFI laboratory over the years
ITEM	RESTRICTIONS	SOURCE
Candy	it contains ONLY glucose	Pixie Stix
Dairy	Plain yogurt ONLY
Fruits	fresh Rhubarb ONLY
Fruits	fresh Lemons ONLY
Fruits	fresh Limes ONLY
Fruits	Guamachiles	A Mexican fruit from a tropical leguminous tree, White Sapote
Fruits	fresh Pitayas ONLY	Dragon fruit, a Mexican fruit from a cactus
Gum	must say that it is sweetened with xylitol	www.zappgum.com
Sweeteners	Sucralose (Splenda)
Sweeteners	Corn Syrup SOLIDS
Sweeteners	Dextrose ALONE
Vegetables	leafy green vegetables ONLY
	Other foods: These appear that they should be safe, but they have been communicated by HFI patients to the BU-HFI laboratory over the years as NON-EDIBLE!!
Fruit	nuts
Legumes	peanuts
Other	Natural flavorings are fruit juices. Anything that says "natural flavoring" is questionable
Other	Anything labeled "sugar free" needs to be checked. For example, sorbitol is not legally defined as a sugar, but it is often used as a sweetener, and in the body it is easily converted to fructose, which is deadly
Vegetable	Onions
Vegetable	peppers