No single list fits everyone, and the advice your surgeon or dietitian gave you comes first. Among GallDiet users who have had their gallbladder removed, foods with little fat score highest: low-fat yogurt, tea, brown rice, chicken soup, grilled chicken and sweet potato all average in the 90s out of 100. Pizza, meals with fries and chocolate cookies average between the mid 40s and the mid 30s. A higher score means fewer common triggers in the food, mainly fat.
Each number is the average GallDiet score, out of 100, for that kind of food or meal among people who have had their gallbladder removed. Each person counts once in each average, however many times they scanned it.
The labels describe the score, not your health: 85 and up is a high score, 71 to 84 is Caution, 31 to 70 is Moderate risk and 30 or less is High risk. Dark chocolate, baked potatoes, plain white rice and black coffee are not listed because fewer than 10 people who have had their gallbladder removed have scanned each one so far.
These are averages across many people. GallDiet scores your own meal from a photo, a barcode or a typed name, and takes your surgery into account. Free to try.
A GallDiet score starts at 100 and loses points for fat and other common triggers. When you tell GallDiet your gallbladder was removed, it takes more points off for the same fat, so a fatty meal scores lower than it would for someone who still has their gallbladder.
Grilled or baked chicken averages in the low 90s and fried chicken, tenders and nuggets in the mid 50s. Sweet potato averages in the low 90s and meals with fries in the high 30s. Egg whites average in the high 80s and scrambled eggs in the mid 50s.
It does not know your portion size, how long ago your surgery was or how your body reacts. Some people react to foods that score high, and others eat low-scoring foods without trouble.
The same food sits fine with some people after gallbladder removal and causes trouble for others. These scores show the pattern across many people, not what will happen on your plate.
GallDiet scores your own meal from a photo, a barcode or a typed name, checks it against the triggers you have saved, and keeps a record of what you ate before each bad day.
The scores on this page are averages of what GallDiet gave to meals scanned or typed in by people who told the app their gallbladder was removed, up to November 2, 2026. Each person counts once in each average. A group of meals is shown only when at least 10 different people scanned it, and every number is rounded.
A GallDiet score starts at 100 and loses points for common triggers in the meal, mostly fat. It does not know your portion size, your medical history or how your body reacts.
GallDiet does not diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any medical condition. Use these scores alongside advice from your surgeon, doctor or dietitian, not in place of it.
Medical context: the NHS guide to recovering from gallbladder removal covers eating and activity in the weeks after surgery. If you have severe pain, fever, vomiting, yellowing skin or eyes, or chest pain, seek medical care immediately.
Among GallDiet users who have had their gallbladder removed, low-fat or nonfat yogurt averages in the high 90s out of 100, and tea, brown rice, chicken soup, grilled or baked chicken and sweet potato all average in the 90s. What they have in common is very little fat.
Chocolate cookies average in the mid 30s out of 100 and meals with fries in the high 30s. Pizza, foods with cheese and cheeseburgers average in the mid 40s. Fried food, cheese, butter and cream lose the most points. Your surgeon or dietitian can tell you which foods to limit while you recover.
The NHS advises eating a normal, healthy diet after gallbladder removal, and says small meals may be easier for the first few days. Your surgeon or dietitian can tell you what suits your recovery. GallDiet scores show which foods carry the most fat, not what your body will tolerate.
Only 4 people who have had their gallbladder removed have scanned dark chocolate in GallDiet, too few to publish an average. Chocolate foods of all kinds average in the high 40s out of 100 across 43 people in that group. For people who still have their gallbladder, dark chocolate scores a little lower than milk chocolate, because it has more cocoa butter.
Mashed potatoes average in the high 60s out of 100 across 15 people who have had their gallbladder removed. They are usually made with butter, milk or cream, and GallDiet takes points off for each. Sweet potato averages in the low 90s in the same group.
Only 5 people who have had their gallbladder removed have scanned a baked potato in GallDiet, too few to publish an average. GallDiet does not treat a plain potato as a trigger. Butter, cheese, sour cream and bacon on top each lose points.
Among GallDiet users who have had their gallbladder removed, egg whites average in the high 80s out of 100, eggs on toast in the low 70s, boiled or poached eggs in the high 60s and scrambled eggs in the mid 50s, across 12 to 17 people each. The fat in an egg is almost all in the yolk, and scrambling usually adds butter or oil.
Coffee drinks of all kinds, including coffee logged with a meal, average in the mid 60s out of 100 across 15 people who have had their gallbladder removed. Tea averages in the mid 90s across 12. The score looks at fat, such as milk and cream, not caffeine.
Pizza of all kinds averages in the mid 40s out of 100 across 20 people who have had their gallbladder removed. GallDiet treats pizza as a high-fat meal because of the cheese, and meat toppings lose more points. The score does not change with the number of slices.
They are averages of the scores GallDiet gave to 637 scans from 232 people who told the app their gallbladder was removed. Each person counts once in each average, however many times they scanned the food. A group is shown only when at least 10 different people scanned it. The scores are estimates based on common triggers, mainly fat, and they do not change with portion size. They are not medical advice.
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