TCM Food Temperature Lookup
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, every food has a temperature: hot, warm, neutral, cool or cold. This is about the effect the food has on your body, not how hot it is on the plate. Search 350+ everyday grocery foods, from fresh produce to packaged favorites like Nutella, granola and yogurt, to see each one's TCM nature and actions, plus its Western nutrition highlights. Looking for meal ideas? Browse TCM Recipes by Temperature.
Type any food to see its TCM temperature, actions and nutrition highlights.
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Hot strongly warming · Warm gently warming · Neutral balanced · Cool gently cooling · Cold strongly cooling.
Cooking changes temperature: raw and chilled foods are cooler; roasting, grilling and warming spices make food warmer. Sources sometimes differ; this tool uses the most common classification. Packaged and prepared foods are not in classical texts, so their temperatures are estimated from their main ingredients and how they are made.
Educational only, not medical advice. Ask your acupuncturist or doctor what suits you, especially if pregnant, on medication or managing a health condition.