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