Manual of Clinical Nutrition

Tyramine-Restricted Diet

Manual of Clinical Nutrition Management H- 11 Copyright © 2013 Compass Group, Inc.

TYRAMINE RESTRICTION – FOOD GUIDE

FOODS EXCLUDED

Beverages Wine; beer; champagne (regular, alcohol-free, or reduced alcohol)
Caffeine-containing beverages (eg, coffee, tea, or soft drinks) should be
limited to two 8-oz Servings per day

Milk Cheese or cheese products except cottage cheese, cream, ricotta, or processed
(American)

Meats & Fish Aged, cured, smoked, pickled, or salted meats and fish
Liver; pate
Hot dogs; sausage; salami; pepperoni; bacon

Vegetables Sauerkraut
Pickled vegetables such as pickles; chili pepper
Broad beans

Fruits None

Miscellaneous Soy sauce; teriyaki sauce; black bean sauce
Meat tenderizers
Bleu cheese, ranch, or other cheese-containing salad dressings
Brewer’s yeast
Olives
Chocolate

Note: Patients should be reminded to consult their physician or pharmacist before taking new
medications, especially cold tablets, decongestants, most allergy and asthma medications,
hypertensive medications, diet pills, and sleeping pills.

MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR (MAOI) DRUGS

GENERIC NAME GENERAL USE

Tranylcypromine sulfate

Antidepressant

Phenelzine sulfate

Antidepressant

Isocarboxazid

Antidepressant

Furazolidone

Antimicrobial

Procarbazine hydrochloride Anticancer