BloodTypeBFoodRecommendations

Blood Type B Food Recommendations

	Highly Recommended	Recommended	Neutral	Not Recommended	Avoid
Vegetables	Beets/beetroot, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collard greens, eggplant (S), kale, mustard greens, parsnips, red bell peppers/capsicum, sweet potatoes	Alfalfa, artichokes (NS), arugula, asparagus, green pepper/capsicum, bok choy, celery, chicory, cucumber, eggplant (NS), endive, escarole, fennel, green beans, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, okra, onions, peas, rocket, seaweeds, spinach, squash, Swiss chard, turnips, watercress, zucchini	Chili peppers, potatoes (S), pumpkin	Artichokes (S), avocado, olives, potatoes (NS), radishes	Aloe, corn, tomatoes
Fruit	Bananas (S), blackberry (NS), blueberry (NS), boysenberry (NS), cherry (NS), cranberry, fig (NS), grapes, guava (NS), papaya, pineapple, plum, raspberry (NS), watermelon	Apple, apricot, banana (NS), blackberry (S), blueberry (S), boysenberry (S), cantaloupe (S), cherry (S), date, fig (S), grapefruit, guava (S), honeydew (S), kiwi, lemon, lime, mango, melon, nectarine, orange, peach, pear, plantain, prune, raisin, raspberry (S), strawberry, tangerine		Cantaloupe (NS), coconut, honeydew (NS)	Persimmon, pomegranate
Grains	Oats	Millet, quinoa, rice, spelt, sprouted wheat	Amaranth (NS), barley	Couscous, gluten, kamut, wheat	Amaranth (S), buckwheat, corn, rye
Meat/ Poultry	Goat, lamb, rabbit, venison	Beef, buffalo, liver (NS), turkey	Liver (S), veal, squab (NS)	Bacon, duck, ham, pork, quail, squab (S)	Chicken, Cornish hen, goose
Fish/ Seafood	Cod, flounder (S), grouper, haddock, halibut (S), mackerel, mahimahi, monkfish, pike (S), salmon (S), shad, sole (S), sturgeon	Barramundi *, bluefish, caviar (S), flounder (NS), halibut (NS), herring, pike (NS), salmon (NS), scallops (S), snails (NS), sole (NS), squid, tuna, yellowtail (NS)	Blue grenadier , catfish, caviar (NS), rockling, shark, swordfish	Bass, crab, lobster, mussels, octopus, oysters, prawns, scallops (NS), shrimp, trevally*, yellowtail (S)	Anchovies, clams, eel, hake, snails (S), trout
Dairy/Eggs	Farmer cheese, feta, goat milk, goat cheese, kefir, paneer, yogurt	Cottage cheese (S), eggs, milk (S), mozzarella, ricotta	Brie, buttermilk, cottage cheese (NS), cream, cream cheese, milk (NS), parmesan, sour cream, Swiss (S)	American cheese, bleu, ice cream, Swiss (NS)	Soy cheese, soy milk
Beans/ Legumes		Favas, kidney beans, limas, navy beans	Cannellinis, white beans, soy beans (S)	Pintos, soy beans (NS)	Adzukis, black beans, black- eye peas, chickpeas, lentils, mung beans, tempeh, tofu
Nuts/Seeds	Almonds, walnuts	Flaxseeds, macadamias	Brazil nuts, chestnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds (NS)	Cashews, hazelnuts, pine nuts, pistachios, pumpkin seeds (S)	Peanuts, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds
Fats/Oils	Flaxseed oil (NS), ghee (NS), olive oil	Flaxseed oil (S), ghee (S), walnut oil	Butter, cod liver oil	Canola oil, coconut oil, castor oil, safflower oil	Corn oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, soy oil, sunflower oil
Sweeteners/ Condiments		Honey	Brown rice syrup, chocolate, maple syrup, molasses, sugar (S)	Sucanat, sugar (NS)	Artificial sweeteners, corn syrup
Beverages	Green tea, water	Herbal tea, red and white wine (NS)	Beer, coffee, (regular/decaf) (S), seltzer (NS), tea (regular/ decaf) (S), red and white wine (S)	Liquor, seltzer (S), soda, tea (regular/decaf) (NS)
Herbs/Spices	Curry, ginger, licorice, parsley	Anise, basil, bay leaf, caraway, cardamom, cayenne, chili powder, clove, coriander/cilantro, cumin, dill, fennel, fenugreek, garlic, mint, mustard, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, rosemary, saffron, sage, sea salt, tarragon, thyme, turmeric, vanilla	Cinnamon, 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 B (including Secretors and Non-
Secretors, and vegetarians as well as non-vegetarians).