Certification vs Accreditation

Which is right for your Business?

FODMAP Friendly offers two distinct programs designed to help businesses tap into the rapidly expanding low FODMAP market. This guide clarifies the difference between our globally recognized product certification and our innovative restaurant accreditation. By understanding the unique benefits of each, you can choose the best path for your business to gain a competitive edge.

Certify your Product

Accredit your Restaurant

Product Certification

FODMAP Friendly is a globally trusted certification authority for low FODMAP products. Our program is a strategic investment for food and supplement brands aiming to serve the millions of consumers that suffer with IBS. The process is a rigorous, evidence-based approach to product validation. Your products undergo independent laboratory testing by a NATA-approved lab to verify their low FODMAP content. This ensures unparalleled transparency and credibility. When consumers see our registered trademark logo on your packaging, it signifies an independently tested, reliable product, which builds brand loyalty and helps drive sales.

Restaurant Accreditation

Building on our knowledge and database of tested foods, FODMAP Friendly’s Restaurant Accreditation program is specifically for restaurants and hospitality venues. This innovative solution allows you to offer low FODMAP menu items without the need for individual dish laboratory testing. Instead, the accreditation is based on the ingredients and recipes you create and verify within the Recipe Maker feature in the FODMAP Friendly app, which draws from our extensive database of lab-tested ingredients. Accredited restaurants receive a distinct square accreditation logo, which serves as a powerful signal to the IBS community that your business is a trusted dining option.

Product Certification:
5 Steps to Market Advantage

1. Application

2. Testing

3. Licensing

4. Artwork

5. Marketing

Restaurant Accreditation:
5 Steps to Attract New Customers

1. Register

2. Make a Recipe

3. Tick “On the Menu”

4. Accreditation

5. Marketing

Meet some of our certified brands

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Our Testing Process

Our commitment to scientific integrity is fundamental to our process and underpins all our data. We laboratory test individual, non-branded foods for their FODMAP content using an independent, NATA-approved laboratory. This rigorous, external testing ensures the accuracy and reliability of our data, which we share publicly in our app’s Food List, detailing FODMAP content as a percentage of a single-serve allowance. This is the foundation upon which your certification is built.

Find out more about our testing