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Posted by europerep on December 2, 2010, at 10:02:08
hello there..
I have a question concerning the MAOI diet, since I will start tranylcypromine soon..
I was wondering how to assess the tyramine content of food that needs cooking/baking/etc. before consuming it. I.e., can I assess the amounts of tyramine by looking at the recipe/the ingredients, or is it possible that exposure to heat and so on can actually increase tyramine contents?
I have seen that cooked onions for example can be eaten with less caution than raw onions, and I was wondering whether there are foods where it is the other way around...
Has anyone wondered the same and looked into it? I can't find any info on that particular question on the internet...
Thanks a lot!!
Posted by europerep on December 2, 2010, at 15:57:05
In reply to can cooking/baking/etc. increase food's tyramine?, posted by europerep on December 2, 2010, at 10:02:08
oh yeah, and what about these foods:
- sunflower seeds
- pumpkin seeds
- almonds
- kiwis (the fruit, not the bird ;) )thx!
Posted by emmanuel98 on December 2, 2010, at 19:46:02
In reply to can cooking/baking/etc. increase food's tyramine?, posted by europerep on December 2, 2010, at 10:02:08
Never heard of that and I checked all possible sites on the MAOI diet. Have never had a problem taking parnate and cooking.
Posted by emmanuel98 on December 2, 2010, at 19:48:21
In reply to Re: can cooking/baking/etc. increase food's tyramine?, posted by europerep on December 2, 2010, at 15:57:05
If you go to wikipedia and search MAOIs, at the bottom of the page is a really thorough list of all foods with tyramine. The only nut I remember is Brazil nuts, which I don't like anyway.
Posted by europerep on December 7, 2010, at 15:48:05
In reply to Re: can cooking/baking/etc. increase food's tyramine?, posted by emmanuel98 on December 2, 2010, at 19:48:21
thank you!
and, for the record, all four foods I listed in my original post are safe to eat. I contacted the local manufacturer and they told me there were no reports of problems with these foods on an MAOI.
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