Pitta Balancing Diet

Table Key:
*
= OK in moderation
** = OK rarely
NOTE: Guidelines provided in this table are general. Specific adjustments for individual requirements may need to be made, e.g., food allergies, strength of agni, season of the year and degree of dosha predominance.
Pitta Diet
Food Group
Avoid
Favor
Fruits
In general,
    most sour fruit

Apples (sour)
Apricots
Bananas
Berries (sour)
Cherries (sour)
Cranberries
Grapefruit
Grapes (green)
Kiwi **
Lemons
Mangoes (green)
Oranges (sour)
Peaches
Persimmons
Pineapple (sour)
Plums (sour)
Rhubarb
Tamarind
In general,
    most sweet fruit

Apples (sweet)
Applesauce
Apricots
Avocado
Berries (sweet)
Cherries (sweet)
Coconut
Dates
Figs
Grapes (red/purple)
Limes *
Mangoes (ripe)
Melons
Oranges (sweet) *
Papaya
Pears
Pineapple (sweet) *
Plums (sweet)
Pomegranates
Prunes
Raisins
Strawberries *
Watermelon
Vegetables
In general
    pungent vegetables

Beet greens
Beets (raw)
Burdock root
Corn (fresh) **
Daikon radish
Eggplant **
Garlic
Green chillies
Horseradish
Kohirabi **
Leeks (raw)
Mustard greens
Olives, green
Onions (raw)
Peppers (hot)
Turnip greens
Watercress
Zucchini Prickly
    pear (fruit)
Radishes (raw)
Spinach (cooked) **
Spinach (raw)
Tomatoes
Turnip greens
Turnips
In general, sweet and
    bitter vegatables

Artichoke
Asparagus
Beets (cooked)
Bitter melon
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots (cooked)
Carrots (raw) *
Cauliflower
Celery
Cilantro
Cucumber
Dandelion greens
Fennel (Anise)
Green beans
Jerusalem artichoke
Kale
Leafy greens
Leeks (cooked)
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Okra
Olives, black
Onions (cooked)
Parsley
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers, sweet
Potatoes, sweet/white
Prickly pear (loaves)
Pumpkin
Radishes
Rutabaga (cooked)
Spaghetti squash
Sprouts (not spicy)
Squash, winter/summer
Taro root
Watercress *
Wheat grass sprouts
Zucchini
Grains Bread (with yeast)
Buckwheat
Corn
Millet
Mueshi **
Oats (dry)
Polenta **
Rice (brown) **
Rye
Amaranth
Barley
Cereal, dry
Couscous
Crackers
Durham flour
Granola
Oat bran
Oats (cooked)
Pancakes
Pasta
Quinoa
Rice (basmatl,
    white, wild)
Rice cakes
Scilan (wheat meat)
Spelt
Sprouted wheat
    bread (Essene)
Tapioca
Wheat
Wheat bran
Legumes Miso
Soy sauce
Soy sausages
Tur dal
Urad dal
Aduki beans
Black beans
Black-eyed peas
Chick peas
    (garbanzo beans)
Kidney beans
Lentils, brown & red
Lima beans
Mung beans
Mung dal
Navy beans
Peas (dried)
Pinto beans
Soy beans
Soy cheese
Soy flour *
Spelt
Soy milk
Soy powder *
Split peas
Tempeh
Tofu
White beans
Dairy Butter (salted)
Buttermilk
Cheese (hard)
Sour cream
Yogurt (plain,
    frozen or w/fruit)
Butter (unsalted)
Cheese (soft,
    not aged, unsalted)
Cottage cheese
Cow's milk
Ghee
Goat's milk
Goat's cheese
    (soft, unsalted)
Ice cream
Yogurt (freshly
    made & diluted) *
Animal Foods
Beef
Chicken (dark)
Duck
Eggs (yolk)
Fish (sea)
Lamb
Pork
Salmon
Sardines
Seafood
Tuna fish
Turkey (dark)
Buffalo
Chicken (white)
Eggs (albumen or white only)
Fish (freshwater)
Rabbit
Shrimp *
Turkey (white)
Venison
Condiments
Chili pepper
Chocolate
Chutney, mango (spicy)
Gomasio
Horseradish
Kelp
Ketchup
Mustard
Lemon
Lime pickle
Mango pickle
Mayonnaise
Pickles
Salt (in excess)
Scallions
Soy sauce
Vinegar
Black pepper *
Chutney, mango (sweet)
Coriander leaves
Dulse *
Hijiki *
Kombu *
Lime *
Sprouts (not spicy)
Salt
Seaweed *
Taman
Nuts
Almonds (with skin)
Black walnuts
Brazil nuts
Cashews
Filberts
Hazelnuts
Macadamia
Peanuts
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Walnuts
Almonda (soaked and peeled)
Charole
Coconut
Seeds Chia
Sesame
Tahini
Flax
Halva
Popcorn
    (no salt, buttered)
Psyllium
Pumpkin *
Sunflower
Nuts
Almonds (with skin)
Black walnuts
Brazil nuts
Cashews
Filberts
Hazelnuts
Macadamia
Peanuts
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Walnuts
Almonda (soaked and peeled)
Charole
Coconut
Oils

Almond
Apricot
Corn
Safflower
Sesame
For internal and
external use
(most suitable
at top of list):

Sunflower
Ghee
Canola
Olive
Soy
Flax seed
Primrose
Walnut

For external use:
Avocado
Coconut
Beverages

Alcohol (hard,
    red, sweet wine)
Apple cider
Berry juice (sour)
Caffeinated beverages
Carbonated drinks
Carrot juice
Cherry juice (sour)
Chocolate milk
Coffee
Cranberry juice
Grapefruit juice
Iced tea
Icy cold drinks
Lemonade
Papaya juice
Pineapple juice
Tomato juice
V-8 juice
Sour juices
Herb Teas:
Ajwan
Ajwan
Basil **
Clove
Eucalyptus
Fenegreek
Ginger (dry)
Ginseng
Hawthrone
Juniper berry
Mormon tea
Pennyroyal
Red Zinger
Rosehip **
Sage
Sassafras
Yerba Mate
Alcohol * (beer,
    dry white wine)
Almond milk
Aloe vera juice
Apple juice
Apricot juice
Berry juice (sweet)
Black tea *
Carob
Chai (hot,
    spiced milk)
Cherry juice (sweet)
Cool dairy drinks
Grain "coffee"
Grape juice
Mango juice
Miso broth *
Mixed veg. Juice
Orange juice *
Peach nectar
Pear juice
Pomegranate juice
Prune juice
Rice milk
Soy milk
Vegetable bouillon

Herb teas:
Alfalfa
Bancha
Barley
Blackberry
Borage
Burdock
Catnip
Chamomile
Chicory
Comfrey
Dandelion
Fennel
Ginger (fresh)
Hibiscus
Hops
Jasmine
Kukicha
Lavender
Lemon balm
Lemon grass
Licorice
Marshmallow
Nettle
Oat Straw
Passion flower
Peppermint
Raspberry
Red clover
Sarsaparilla
Spearmint
Strawberry
Violet
Wintergreen
Yarrow
Spices
Ajwan
Allspice
Almond extract
Anise
Asafoetida (hing)
Basil (dry)
Bay leaf
Cayenne
Cloves
Fenugreek
Garlic
Ginger (dry)
Mace
Marjoram
Mustard seeds
Nutmeg
Oregano
Paprika
Pippali
Poppy seeds
Rosemary
Sage
Salt
Savory
Star anise
Thyme
Basil (fresh)
Black pepper *
Caraway *
Cardamom *
Cinnamon
Coriander
Cumin
Dill
Fennel
Ginger (fresh)
Mint
Neem leaves *
Orange peel *
Parsley *
Peppermint
Saffron
Spearmint
Tarragon *
Turmeric
Vanilla *
Wintergreen
Sweeteners

White sugar **
Honey
Liaggary
Molasses
Barley malt
Fructose
Fruit juice
    concentrates
Maple syrup
Rice Syrup
Dried or fresh
    sugar cane juice
Food
Supplements
Amino acids
Bee pollen **
Royal jelly **

Minerals:
Copper
Iron
Vitamins:
B2
B6
C
E
P
Folic acid
Aloe vera juice
Barley green
Brewer's yeast

Minerals:
Calcium
Magnesiun
Zinc
Spirolina
Blue green algae

Vitamins:
A
B1
B12
D
K