What foods does Everlywell test for?

If you’ve heard about the Everlywell Food Sensitivity Test, you may be wondering what foods it measures, how to use your results and more. Keep reading to learn more about this test and whether it may be right for you.

What is a food sensitivity?

A food sensitivity is not the same as a food allergy or food intolerance. Here’s what these different terms refer to:

Food sensitivity - A food sensitivity may result from a kind of immune reaction that is associated with IgG antibodies. Symptoms related to food sensitivities don’t show up right away after eating the 'troublesome' food but they typically present 24-48 hours later.

Food allergy - A food allergy is an IgE antibody response to specific foods. Symptoms typically present within seconds, minutes or hours after consuming the food. Unlike a food sensitivity, a food allergy can result in a potentially life-threatening response.

Food intolerance - A food intolerance occurs if you are deficient in certain enzymes needed to digest certain kinds of food. Lactose intolerance is a classic example; this form of food intolerance results from a deficiency in lactase, the type of enzyme needed to break down the sugars in milk. Gastrointestinal distress can arise as a result.

What food sensitivities does Everlywell test for?

It’s important to note that Everlywell food sensitivity tests (whether the Food Sensitivity Test or Food Sensitivity Comprehensive Test) don’t directly tell you what food sensitivities you may have. Instead, these tests show you your IgG antibody reactivity level to different foods. These results serve as a list of suspects that can then be used to guide a two-part elimination diet. To actually determine which foods you’re sensitive to, it’s recommended to try the two-part elimination diet. We break down how to do a simple two-part elimination diet in this blog. Spoiler alert: it’s easy.

With the above in mind, here are the foods checked by the Everlywell Food Sensitivity Test:

DAIRY

• Cheddar Cheese
• Cottage Cheese
• Cows Milk
• Egg White
• Egg Yolk
• Mozzarella Cheese
• Yogurt

GRAINS

• Baker's Yeast
• Barley
• Bran
• Brewer's Yeast
• Brown Rice
• Gluten
• Malt
• Oats
• Rye
• Wheat

FRUITS

• Apple
• Banana
• Blueberry
• Cantaloupe
• Coconut
• Grape
• Grapefruit
• Lemon
• Orange
• Peach
• Pear
• Pineapple
• Strawberry
• Tomato
• Watermelon

VEGETABLES

• Asparagus
• Avocado
• Basil
• Bell Pepper
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Carrot
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Corn
• Cucumber
• Eggplant
• Green Bean
• Green Olive
• Green Pea
• Kale
• Kelp
• Lettuce
• Lima Bean
• Mushroom
• Onion
• Soybean
• Spinach
• Squash
• Sweet Potato
• White Potato

MEAT

• Beef
• Chicken
• Lamb
• Pork
• Turkey

SEEDS AND NUTS

• Almond
• Black Walnut
• Cashew
• Chia Seed
• Peanut
• Safflower
• Sesame
• Sunflower

SEAFOOD

• Clam
• Codfish
• Crab
• Haddock
• Lobster
• Prawn
• Salmon
• Scallop
• Sole
• Swordfish
• Tuna

SPICE

• Bay Leaf
• Black Pepper
• Black Tea
• Cinnamon
• Cocoa
• Coffee
• Cola
• Dill
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Honey
• Mustard
• Oregano
• Sesam
• Tarragon

The following foods are checked by the Everlywell Food Sensitivity Comprehensive Test:

DAIRY

• Butter
• Casein
• Cheddar cheese
• Cottage cheese
• Cow milk
• Emmental cheese
• Goat cheese
• Goat milk
• Kefir
• Mozzarella cheese
• Processed cheese
• Sheep cheese
• Sheep milk
• Whey
• Yogurt

EGGS

• Egg White
• Egg Yolk

FRUITS

• Apple
• Apricot
• Avocado
• Banana
• Black currant
• Blackberry
• Blueberry
• Cantaloupe
• Cherry
• Coconut
• Cranberry
• Date
• Fig
• Gooseberry
• Grape
• Grapefruit
• Honeydew melon
• Key lime
• Kiwi
• Lemon
• Lychee
• Mango
• Nectarine
• Orange
• Papaya
• Peach
• Pear
• Pineapple
• Plum
• Pomegranate
• Raisin
• Raspberry
• Strawberry
• Tomato
• Watermelon

GRAINS

• Baker's yeast
• Barley
• Bran
• Brewer's yeast
• Brown rice
• Buckwheat
• Gluten
• Malt
• Millet
• Oats
• Rye
• Spelt

LEGUMES

• Carob
• Chickpea
• Fava bean
• Green bean
• Green pea
• Kidney bean
• Lentil
• Lima bean
• Mung bean
• Navy bean
• Peanut
• Snow pea
• Soybean

MEAT

• Beef
• Chicken
• Duck
• Lamb
• Pork
• Quail
• Turkey

SEAFOOD

• Anchovy
• Branzino
• Carp
• Clam
• Codfish
• Crab
• Crayfish
• Eel
• Haddock
• Herring
• Lobster
• Mackerel
• Octopus
• Pacific oyster
• Perch
• Pike
• Prawn
• Salmon
• Scallop
• Shrimp
• Sole
• Squid
• Swordfish
• Trout
• Tuna

SEEDS AND NUTS

• Almond
• Brazil nut
• Black walnut
• Cashew
• Chestnut
• Chia seed
• Flaxseed
• Hazelnut
• Macadamia
• Pine nut
• Pistachio
• Poppy seed
• Rapeseed
• Safflower
• Sesame
• Sunflower

VEGETABLES

• Artichoke
• Arugula
• Asparagus
• Bamboo shoots
• Beet
• Bell pepper
• Broccoli
• Brussels sprout
• Butter lettuce
• Cabbage
• Carrot
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chard
• Chive
• Corn
• Cucumber
• Eggplant
• Grape leaf
• Green olive
• Jerusalem Artichoke
• Kale
• Kelp
• Leek
• Lettuce
• Mushroom
• Onion
• Potato
• Radish
• Red cabbage
• Shallot
• Shiitake mushroom
• Spinach
• Squash
• Sweet Potato
• Turnip
• Zucchini

SPICES

• Aloe vera
• Anise
• Baking powder
• Basil
• Bay leaf
• Black Pepper
• Black tea
• Caper
• Cayenne pepper
• Chamomile
• Chicory
• Chili pepper
• Cilantro
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Cocoa
• Coffee
• Cola
• Cumin
• Curry
• Dill
• Fennel
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Honey
• Hops
• Horseradish
• Licorice root
• Marjoram
• Mint
• Mustard
• Nutmeg
• Oregano
• Parsley
• Peppermint
• Rosemary
• Saffron
• Sage
• Tarragon
• Thyme
• Vanilla

The reliability of Everlywell tests

All laboratories used by Everlywell for lab testing are CLIA-certified—which means they must meet or exceed federal precision, accuracy, and validity standards. They also obtain state licensure and submit themselves to regular inspections as well as independent third-party performance verifications. Learn more here about Everlywell testing.