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Foods Low in Cysteine + Sulphur

This document lists foods that are low and high in cysteine and sulphur. Foods low in cysteine and sulphur include various fruits like berries, apples, and citrus fruits as well as vegetables like pumpkin, sweet potato, and celery. Dairy products like butter are also low. Foods high in cysteine and sulphur contain cruciferous vegetables, onions, garlic, eggs, meats, legumes, coffee, and chocolate. Maintaining a diet low in these foods can help reduce sulphur intake.

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Foods Low in Cysteine + Sulphur

This document lists foods that are low and high in cysteine and sulphur. Foods low in cysteine and sulphur include various fruits like berries, apples, and citrus fruits as well as vegetables like pumpkin, sweet potato, and celery. Dairy products like butter are also low. Foods high in cysteine and sulphur contain cruciferous vegetables, onions, garlic, eggs, meats, legumes, coffee, and chocolate. Maintaining a diet low in these foods can help reduce sulphur intake.

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Foods Low in Cysteine + Sulphur

Cysteine is a sulphur containing amino acid along with methionine, which should therefore be avoided
when trying keep sulphur intake to a minimum.

Low Cysteine Containing Foods

(Based on per 100gm serving)


Fruits:  Ginger (raw)
 Mushrooms
 Blueberries
 Sweet Potato
 Apples
 Parsley
 Apricots
 Pumpkin varieties (cooked)
 Rockmelon
 Celery
 Pears
 Cucumber
 Pineapple
 Eggplant (cooked)
 Plums
 Tomato (cooked)
 Watermelon
 Beans
 Grapefruit
 Nectarines Dairy:
 Oranges  Butter
 Bananas
 Cherries Others:
 Figs  Arrowroot Flour
 Flaxseed oil
Vegtables:  Miso
 Onion  Molasses + Maple Syrup
 Turnips  Olive, Rice Bran, Avocado,
Wheatgerm+ Sesame Oil
 Carrot  Honey
 Radishes
 Lettuce – Cos or Romaine

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Low Sulphur Containing Foods
A diet low in Sulphur containing foods is low in Methionine containing foods, as well as cruciferous
vegetables (cauliflower, cabbage, cress, broccoli and other leafy vegetables), dairy products, eggs,
onions, peas, alcohol preserved with sulphurs and carbonated beverages.

Vegetables:

 All varieties of pumpkin Dairy/ Milk Alternatives:


 Zucchini
 Butter
 Sweet potato
 Almond Milk
 Eggplant
 Coconut Milk
 Sweet corn
 Rice Milk
 Avocado
 Bamboo shoots Meats/ Seafood:
 Carrots
 Celery  All meats contain cysteine and
 Coriander, basil, thyme, rosemary hence contain sulphur. However,
 Corn the lowest sulphur containing
 Zucchini meats are:
 Liver
 Bacon
Fruits:  Turkey
 Sardines
 Apples (raw)
 Salmon (the higher the fat the
 Plums
lower the sulphur, hence tuna etc
 Pears
are higher in sulphur)
 Peaches
 Oysters
 Figs
 Prawns
 Grapefruit
 Coconut (fresh or not preserved Other:
with sulphur, check label)
 Dates  Oats
 Lemons  Cinnamon
 Lime  Salt + Pepper

MTHFR Support Australia | Carolyn Ledowsky


333 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge NSW
T: 1300 692 260 | e: info@mthfrsupport.com.au
www.mthfrsupport.com.au
Foods High In Cysteine and Sulphur
 Broccoli  Coffee
 Cauliflower  Chocolate
 Dark Leafy Greens  Peanuts
 Cabbage  Shallots
 Onions  Soy milk, tofu, temphe
 Leeks  Spinach
 Garlic  Quinoa
 Dairy – milk, cheese, cream, sour  Chlorella
cream  MSM
 Eggs, especially egg yolk  Tumeric (good at raising thiol levels)
 Red + white meats, fish
 Legumes

Sources: http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000085000000000000000-1w.html?
http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000000000000085000000-18w.html?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/441718-a-list-of-low-sulfur-foods/
http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/chelationnetwork/food/high-sulfur-sulphur-food-list/

MTHFR Support Australia | Carolyn Ledowsky


333 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge NSW
T: 1300 692 260 | e: info@mthfrsupport.com.au
www.mthfrsupport.com.au

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