Stop Guessing What Hurts. Start Decoding Your Gut.
Welcome to Sugar Analyst. Navigating Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (CSID) or unexplained sugar intolerances shouldn’t require an advanced chemistry degree. I translate the medical jargon into practical tools, safe recipes, and hard science so you can finally eat without fear.
Is that starch safe?
Not all complex carbs are created equal. Run your food labels through my calculator to reveal the hidden math behind your starches.
Spot the Hidden Triggers
Instantly check if a fruit, vegetable, or product has a safe sugar type profile.
Select from Australian, Canadian, NZ, UK, or USA data!
Decode Your Ingredients
Palatinose? Levulose? Dextrose? Translate confusing manufacturing terms and scientific synonyms into plain English.
Know your Sugars
Disaccharides
Explore the complex sugars that require specific “chemical scissors” to digest—including Sucrose, Maltose, Isomaltose, Lactose, and Trehalose. Understand the exact biological mechanisms behind your worst flares.
Monosaccharides
Discover the simple sugars that bypass your broken enzymes—like Glucose, Fructose, and Galactose. Learn how to harness them safely without overwhelming your digestive “bucket.”
Our Community Test Kitchen: Recipes & Modifications
If there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that managing a restricted diet is a team effort. Below are my latest CSID-friendly recipes, but I’m not just building a cookbook here—this is a collaborative kitchen. Click on any meal to join me and the community to see how we are adjusting ingredients, balancing our own unique starch tolerances, and making these dishes actually work. Have a successful substitution? Drop it in the comments and help the next family out!
Ingredient of the Week – Rutabaga / Swede (Week 3)
Expectation vs. Reality Long-time community CSID supporter Aileen de J recently highlighted the rutabaga—or as we call it here in New Zealand, the swede—as her favourite choice for Ingredient of the Week. The expectation for this week's feature was high: track down...
3-Ingredient Tahini Egg Wrap (Sandwich Press Hack!)
Sometimes the best recipes are born out of pure chaos. This week, the chosen ingredient for the CSID Recipes and Food Support group was Tahini. I had an absolute blast reading through the community thread and seeing all the creative ways everyone uses it. I picked out...
Understanding Dehydration & CSID
Explore the crucial role of hydration in managing Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (CSID) and learn effective strategies to maintain optimal fluid levels.Dehydration poses unique challenges for individuals with CSID, impacting overall health and...
Hydration: It’s More Than Just Water (Especially for those with SID)
Hydration and SID: A Story of Feeling Better (and It's Not Just Water!) Hey there, if you're reading this, you're probably just starting to understand how Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (SID) affects your body, and maybe you're feeling a little overwhelmed. I get it....
CSID, SID, ASID, GSID – Bloggers Unite
I wanted to put together a page where people with Sucrose Intolerance of all kinds can go to find lovely recipes and support and learn about our SID community. All the following blogs and social channels are from people with Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency,...
Steak & Reset Salad
Steak and salad is one of my "reset" meals. There's not much to it, so you really need to eat a lot of it to fill yourself up and keep things going. When I first learned about SID (Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency) I didn't believe I could even have it. But after years...
Crunchy, Tangy Cucumber, Lime & Sesame Salad
This salad is light, crunchy and tangy, the oil gives it more calories and a delicious taste, but more importantly it's completely disaccharide free. There's zero Sucrose, Zero Maltose and Zero Lactose, although it can be turned into a meal by adding a cheese like...
SID Friendly Chia Pudding
Here is my very first recipe, it’s not actually disaccharide free, or even low disaccharide, because Lactose is still a disaccharide that many struggle with. Yet if you’re like me and not lactose intolerant, you’ll find this recipe helps add up those needed extra...