Table 2.
Allowed and restricted food in congenital glucose–galactose transporter deficiency.
| Group of food | Allowed | Restricted |
|---|---|---|
| Dairy products | None | All: milk, human milk, formulas with lactose, butter, yogurt, cheese, ice cream, industrialized food with lactose, condensed milk, cream, all sorts of dairy products |
| Fruits | All kinds: banana, apple, peach, strawberry, oranges, pear, watermelon, unsweetened juice | Fruits with added sugar, fruits in syrup, fruit juice with sucrose, marmalade, jellies |
| Cereals | Rice, noodles, potato, quinoa, wheat, unsweetened cereal, bread with fructose, oats, and whole grain without sugary coating | Sweetened cereal, biscuits, bread with sucrose and milk, all desserts made with sugar and milk, commercial cookies, and cakes |
| Vegetables | All kinds | None |
| Animal protein | All sorts: fish (salmon, tuna, catfish), egg, chicken, beef, turkey, duck, pork, lamb, goat, seafood (shrimp, crab, clams, lobster, scallops, oysters, mussels) | None |
| Legumes | Beans, soybeans, chickpeas, lentils, peas | None |
| Nuts | All: Cashews, peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, Brazil nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios | Praline nuts with sugar |
| Fats and oils | All vegetable oils | Frostings, meringue with sugar |
| Sweeteners and flavorings | Fructose, honey, cocoa, sugar-free marmalade | Glucose, dextrose, dextrin, glucose polymers, maltodextrin, maltose, corn syrup, lactose, stevia, sugar (sucrose), candies, chocolate, ketchup with sugar |