BloodTypeABFoodRecommendations

Blood Type AB Food Recommendations

	Highly Recommended	Recommended	Neutral	Not Recommended	Avoid
Vegetables	Alfalfa, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, eggplant, kale, parsnips, sweet potatoes	Arugula, asparagus, beets/beetroot, bok choy, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, chicory, carrots, endive, escarole, fennel, green beans, kohlrabi, leeks, mushrooms, okra, onions, peas, pumpkin, rocket, seaweeds, silverbeet, spinach, squash, Swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, watercress, zucchini	Olives, potatoes	Aloe, artichokes, bell peppers/ capsicum, chili peppers, radishes	Avocado, corn
Fruit	Cherries, cranberries, figs, grapes, grapefruit, kiwi, lemon, pineapple, plums, watermelon	Apricots, blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, cantaloupe, dates, honeydew, lime, melons, nectarine, papaya, peach, pear, plantain, prune, raisin, raspberry, strawberry, tangerine		Coconut, mango, orange	Banana, persimmon, pomegranate
Grains	Amaranth, oats	Millet, quinoa, rice, rye, spelt, sprouted wheat	Barley, couscous, gluten, wheat (S)	Kamut, wheat (NS)	Buckwheat, corn
Meat/Poultry		Lamb (NS), rabbit (NS), turkey	Goat, lamb (S), liver, rabbit (S)	Beef, buffalo, duck, goose, quail, veal, venison	Bacon, chicken, Cornish hen, ham, pork, squab
Fish/Seafood	Cod, grouper, mackerel, mahimahi, monkfish, pike, red snapper, salmon, sardines, shad, snails, sturgeon, tuna	Bluefish, herring, rockling*, scallops, squid	Barramundi, catfish, caviar, mussels, shark, swordfish, trevally	Bass, blue grenadier*, crab, lobster, octopus, oysters, prawns, shrimp	Anchovies, clams, eel, flounder, haddock, hake, halibut, sole, trout, yellowtail
Dairy/Eggs	Kefir, yogurt	Cottage cheese, eggs, farmer cheese, feta, goat cheese, goat milk, mozzarella, ricotta	Cream, milk, paneer, sour cream, soy cheese (S), soy milk (S), Swiss (S)	American cheese, bleu cheese, Brie, buttermilk, parmesan, soy cheese (NS), soy milk (NS), Swiss (NS)	Ice cream
Beans/ Legumes	Pinto beans	Favas, lentils, navy beans, soy beans (S), tempeh (S), tofu (S)	Cannellini beans, white beans		Adzukis, black beans, black- eye peas, chickpeas, kidney beans, limas, mung beans
Nuts/Seeds	Walnuts	Almonds, chestnuts, flaxseeds, macadamias, peanuts	Brazil nuts (S), cashews (S), pecans, pine nuts, pistachios	Brazil nuts (NS), cashews (NS), filberts	Poppy seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds
Fats/Oils	Olive oil, walnut oil	Cod liver oil, flaxseed oil, ghee	Canola oil, castor oil, peanut oil, soy oil	Butter, coconut oil, safflower oil	Corn oil, margarine, sesame oil, sunflower oil
Sweeteners/ Condiments	Miso	Molasses, soy sauce, tamari	Brown rice syrup, carob, chocolate, honey, jams/ jellies, maple syrup, mayonnaise, mustard, salad dressing, sugar	Barley malt, carageenan, gelatin, guar gum, ketchup, MSG, pickles, sucanat, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce	Artificial sweeteners, corn syrup
Beverages	Green tea, water	Herbal tea, red wine (NS)	Beer (S), red wine (NS), white wine	Beer (NS), coffee (regular & decaf), liquor, soda, tea (regular & decaf)
*Herbs/ Spices*	Garlic, ginger, parsley	Allspice, anise, bay leaf, basil, caraway, cardamom, cayenne, chili powder, cinnamon, clove, coriander/ cilantro, cumin, curry, dill, fennel, fenugreek, mint, mustard, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, rosemary, saffron, sage, sea salt, tarragon, thyme, turmeric, vanilla	Pepper

While the specific food recommendations below are based on Dr. Peter D’Adamo’s work, they have been
expanded a bit to clearly identify the best and worst food choices.

Here are a few keys:

The foods shown in italics contain problem lectins for your blood type. They are the most important
ones to avoid, or at least reduce.
The foods shown in bold specifically inhibit the metabolism for your blood type, so if weight reduction is
one of your goals, it’s a good idea to avoid or reduce those foods as well.
Most food rankings are the same for Secretors and Non-Secretors. But in cases where they differ, they
are coded with (S) and (NS). If you know you’re a Non-Secretor, or are challenged by auto-immune
issues, then pay attention to the (NS) rankings and ignore the (S) rankings. Otherwise, pay attention to
the (S) rankings and ignore the (NS) rankings.
The fish marked with an asterisk (*) are Australian varieties that have not been ranked by Dr. D’Adamo.

It is not necessary to follow these recommendations 100% to benefit. Most healthy people will experience
tremendous improvements by following even 50-75% of the recommendations, especially if they avoid their
problem lectin foods. Here’s an easy way to approach them:

Identify the foods you like in the Highly Recommended and Recommended categories, and aim to eat
more of these.
Try to avoid, or at least reduce, all of the Avoid foods, especially the ones in italics.
Since the Not Recommended ones are not recommended, let go of the ones that aren’t favorites, and
keep the favorite ones as treats.

And here is a complete description of the Ideal Cuisine for blood type AB (including Secretors and Non-
Secretors, and vegetarians as well as non-vegetarians).