Food Combining Charts

The charts below are provided as a general guide for those trying to improve their heath through diet change.  They are not by all means comprehensive. 

Digestion Times

Proteins (4 hours)

  • Cheese
  • Milk
  • Buttermilk
  • Yogurt
  • Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP)
  • Bean Curd
  • Olives
  • Soybeans

Starchy Vegetables 
(2-3 hours)


  • Potatoes
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Pumpkin
  • Split Peas
  • Squash
  • Acorn
  • Corn
  • Winter Squash
  • Yam

Melons (15-30 minutes)

  • Cantaloupe
  • Honeydew
  • Musk Melon
  • Papaya Melon
  • Watermelon

Acid Fruits (1-1/2 hours)

  • Blackberry
  • Grapefruit
  • Pineapple
  • Orange
  • Plum
  • Raspberry
  • Sour Apple
  • Strawberry
  • Pomegranate
  • Lemon

Beans, Grains, Starches (2-3 hours)

  • Wheat
  • Rye
  • Bread
  • Flour (all types)
  • Chickpeas
  • Cereals
  • Lentils

Non-Starchy Vegetables (30-50 minutes)

  • Lettuce
  • Cucumber
  • Celery
  • Spinach
  • Zucchini
  • Broccoli

Sub-Acid Fruits 
(1 1/2- 2 hours)

  • Apple
  • Apricot
  • Blueberry
  • Cherry
  • Mango
  • Peach
  • Pear
  • Grapes
  • Peach
  • Tomato
  • Mango
  • Kiwi

Sweet Fruit (3-4 hours)

  • Banana
  • Oates
  • Currants
  • Prunes
  • Papaya
  • Figs
  • Raisins
  • Persimmons