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What Dietary Restrictions Does Yumara Support?

Updated over 1 year ago

Yumara supports over 112 dietary restrictions across 6 comprehensive categories, ensuring recipes work for virtually any dietary need.

Allergens & Food Exclusions (27 options)

Common Allergens:

  • Milk-free/Dairy-free, Egg-free, Fish-free, Crustacean-shellfish-free
  • Tree-nut-free, Peanut-free, Wheat-free, Soy-free, Sesame-free
  • Gluten-free, Corn-free, Mustard-free, Celery-free, Lupin-free

Specialty Exclusions:

  • Nightshade-free, Allium-free (no onion/garlic), Citrus-free
  • Poppy-seed-free, Yeast-free, Sulfite-free

Medical Sensitivities:

  • Low-FODMAP (IBS-friendly), Low-histamine, Low-oxalate
  • Low-lectin, Low-tyramine, Salicylate-free, Fructose-free

Lifestyle/Ethical Diets (29 options)

Plant-Based Options:

  • Vegan, Whole-food plant-based, Raw vegan, Fruitarian
  • Vegetarian, Lacto-vegetarian, Ovo-vegetarian

Meat-Including Diets:

  • Pescatarian, Flexitarian, Pollotarian, Carnivore, Nose-to-tail

Popular Diet Patterns:

  • Paleo, Primal, Pegan, Whole30, Autoimmune Protocol (AIP)
  • Keto, Cyclical keto, Atkins, Low-carb, Slow-carb

Regional & Traditional:

  • Mediterranean, Blue Zone, Nordic, DASH, MIND, Volumetrics

Religious & Cultural Diets (12 options)

Jewish:

  • Kosher, Kosher-dairy, Kosher-meat

Islamic:

  • Halal

Hindu & Eastern:

  • Hindu Satvik, Jain vegetarian, Buddhist vegetarian

Christian:

  • Seventh-day Adventist, Eastern Orthodox fast-friendly, Lent-friendly

Other:

  • Rastafarian Ital

Medical/Therapeutic Diets (24 options)

Diabetes & Metabolic:

  • Diabetic/low-glycemic, PCOS-friendly

Kidney Health:

  • Renal-friendly, Low-potassium, Low-phosphorus, Dialysis diet

Heart Health:

  • Cardiac/heart-healthy, Low-sodium, Low-fat

Digestive Health:

  • GERD-friendly, Low-residue/IBD-friendly, SIBO diet
  • Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), GAPS diet

Specialized Medical:

  • High-protein, High-fiber, Bariatric post-op
  • Gout-friendly/low-purine, Low-iodine, PKU-friendly
  • Pregnancy-safe, Breastfeeding-safe, Elimination diet

Weight Management Programs (8 options)

Points-Based:

  • Weight Watchers

Structured Programs:

  • SlimFast, Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Optavia

Diet Plans:

  • South Beach, Zone Diet, Ornish Diet

Processing Preferences (12 options)

Sugar & Sweeteners:

  • No added sugar, Sugar-free, Low-sugar
  • No artificial sweeteners

Substances:

  • Alcohol-free, Caffeine-free, Low-caffeine

Sourcing & Processing:

  • GMO-free, Organic-only, Raw-food
  • Locavore (100-mile diet), Sustainable seafood

How to Use These Restrictions

  1. Go to Settings to select your dietary restrictions
  2. Choose multiple restrictions - they work together automatically
  3. Generate recipes on the Dashboard - your restrictions are applied to every recipe
  4. Search functionality helps you find specific restrictions quickly

Popular Combinations

Many users combine restrictions like:

  • Gluten-free + Dairy-free
  • Vegan + Keto
  • Kosher + Heart-healthy
  • Low-FODMAP + Vegetarian
  • Paleo + AIP

All combinations are supported and work seamlessly together.