Table of Contents
1Grains & Cereals2Seeds 3Beans & Nuts4Vegan Protein5Oils & Fats6Condiments & Sweeteners7Pepper8Vegetables9Herbs & Spices10Gourd family11Pea family12All Melons 13Fruits14More No-Pain Foods15Added February 15, 202516Added February 25, 202517Added March 3, 202518Added March 13, 202519Added March 24, 202520Plants That Feel Pain When Plucked21More Have-Pain Foods22Added February 15, 202523Added February 25, 202524Added March 3, 202525Added March 13, 202526Added March 24, 202525No-Pain foods - simple list
Grains & Cereals
Rice
Corn (fresh & dry)
Wheat (bread, pasta, noodles)
Amaranth
Oats
Barley
Job's tears
Sorghum
Buckwheat
Millet
Quinoa
Couscous
Teff (Eragrostis tef)
Seeds (all)(Including those not mentioned below)
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds
Melon seeds
Lotus seeds
Coffee
Sesame seeds
Flaxseed
Beans & Nuts
Beans + lentils (all kinds, both dry & fresh)
Peanuts
Macadamia nuts
Hazelnuts
Almonds
Pistachios
Pecans
Pine nuts
Plus most nuts, if they fell off the tree naturally.
Vegan Protein
Dry soy texture & powder
Dry wheat texture & powder
Tofu
Tempeh
Vegan ham
Vegan sausages
Vegan seitan (if made from foods on the No-pain foods list)
Oils & Fats
Flaxseed oil
Peanut oil
Sesame oil
Avocado oil
Tea tree oil
Sunflower oil
Vegan butter (no olive oil)
Condiments & Sweeteners
Salt
Vegetable broth (if made from foods on the No-pain foods list)
Maggi-sauce
Soya-sauce
Beet sugar (from sugar beet)
Vegan cane sugar (white, brown, caster, raw – in moderation)
Agave juice/ syrup
Pepper
Poblano pepper
Jalapeño pepper
Habanero pepper
Trinidad perfume pepper
Fresno pepper
Portugal hot pepper
Paprika pepper
Sweet banana pepper
Carmen pepper
Shishito pepper
Golden treasure pepper
Tequila sunrise pepper
Jimmy nardello pepper
Italia pepper
Mocha swirl hybrid pepper
Nibbler hybrid pepper
Tangerine dream pepper
Tolli's sweet Italian
Sheepnose pimento pepper
Cherry stuffer hybrid pepper
Slovana pepper
Peppigrande hybrid pepper
Cayenne pepper
Anaheim pepper
Serrano pepper
Chilaca pepper (also called Pasilla pepper when dried)
Aleppo pepper
Chili de Arbol
Aji Mango Pepper
Thai chili pepper
Sichuan peppercorn
Wiri Wiri pepper
Dried Cascabel Chile Pepper (Bola Chile)
And other very tiny sharp peppers.
Vegetables
Chicory
Chinese broccoli
Tatsoi
Kale
Swiss chard (all other types)
Collard greens
Rhubarb
Romaine lettuce
Celery
Chinese celery
Bok choy (white stem)
Cress
Rocket (Arugula)
Watercress
Water spinach
Stinging nettle
Cabbage
Chinese cabbage
Iceberg lettuce
Radicchio
Endive
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cauliflower
Tomatoes
Wild mustard
Mustard greens
Mustard leaves
Cucumber
Asparagus
Artichokes
Seaweed
Dandelion (all colors and the roots)
Arrowroot
Taro
Yams
Cassava
Potatoes & Sweet potatoes (all other types)
Ginger
Ginseng
Kohlrabi
Turnip
Beetroot
Purple daikon radish
Leek
Sprouts (all)
Mushrooms(if safe)
Including young sprouts of coriander, soya beans, pumpkin seeds, etc.
Plus onions, garlic.
Plus onions, garlic.
Herbs & Spices
Parsley
Sage
Marjoram
Cilantro
Spearmint
Dill
Piper lolot leaves (Piper Sarmentosum)
Sawtooth coriander
Anredera cordifolia (Madeira vine)
Rice paddy herb (Ngò ôm/Ngổ)
Coronarium linn (Tần ô)
Thai Basil (Húng quế)
Cardamom
Star anise
Cloves
Coriander seeds & powder
Cumin seeds & powder
Gourd family
Carnival squash
Hubbard squash
Delicata squash
White acorn squash
Pea family
Italian flat bean
Pole flat bean
Romano flat bean
Snow peas
English peas (garden peas)
Sugar snap peas
Runner flat beans
All Melons (Including those not mentioned below)
Watermelon
Cantaloupe melon
Galia melon
Canary Melon
Charentais melon
Honeydew melon
Winter Melon
Snap Melon
Santa Claus Melon
Hami melon
Casaba melon
Crenshaw melon
Horned melon
Bailan melon
Bitter melon
Citrus fruits (without the stem or any parts of the stem, such as the fruit head attached to the stem, except for oranges and lemons)
Fruits
Tangerine
Longan
Lychee
Soursop (Mãng cầu xiêm)
Pomelo
Lime
Passion fruit
Bananas
Star fruit
Avocado
Palm dates (if ripe)
Gac fruit (Trái gấc)
Cluster fig (Trái sung)
Noni (Trái nhàu)
Apricot
Purple plum
White plum
Red peach
Japanese peach (white and pink)
Plus some berries, if they come easily off the bush, and any fruits that fell naturally off the tree.
More No-Pain Foods
(Added February 15, 2025)
(Added February 15, 2025)
Cactus Syrup/ Cactus Sugar (made from prickly pear cactus)
Gourd
Sapodilla
Custard apple
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
Langsat
Persimmon
Hala tree fruit
Prickly Pear
Pitaya (Dragon fruit)
Hog plum
Lotus root
Fennel fronds
Okra
Salsify
Chayote
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)
More No-Pain Foods
(Added February 25, 2025)
(Added February 25, 2025)
Goji berry (Wolfberry)
Star apple
Bell fruit (Water apple)(all colors)
Chinese jujube (Chinese date)
Raspberry
Vietnamese apple (Indian jujube)
More No-Pain Foods
(Added March 3, 2025)
(Added March 3, 2025)
Eleocharis dulcis (Water chestnut)
Vegan chocolate and Cacao
Water caltrop
Lemon grass
Aloe vera
Yardlong bean (Asparagus bean)
Spearmint oil
More No-Pain Foods
(Added March 13, 2025)
(Added March 13, 2025)
African Blue basil
Camphor basil
Christmas basil
Clove basil
Genovese basil
Holy basil (Tulsi)
Lemon basil
Lime basil
Mammoth basil
Purple Ruffles basil
Spicy Globe basil
Astragalus root (hoàng kỳ/huang qi)
Banana stem (Banana pith)
Codonopsis root (Đẳng sâm/dang shen)
Fox nut (khiếm thực/qian shi)
Poria mushroom (phục linh/fu ling)
Saposhnikovia root (phòng phong/fang feng)
White atractylodes (bạch truật/bai zhu)
White hyacinth bean (Đậu lăng trắng/bai bian dou)
Chinese yam (hoài sơn/huai shan)
Pomegranate
Ambrosia apple
Cox’s Orange Pippin apple
Envy apple
Fuji apple
Gala apple
Gingergold apple
Golden Delicious apple
Granny Smith apple
Honeycrisp apple
Idared apple
Jonagold apple
Mila Zagoras Piliou apple
Opal apple
Pink Lady apple
Red Delicious apple
Airén grapes
Almeria (Ohanez) grapes
Autumn Royal grapes
Black Corinth grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes
Chardonnay grapes
Cotton Candy grapes
Flame Seedless grapes
Grenache (Garnacha Tinta) grapes
Himrod grapes
Italia grapes
Kyoho grapes
Menindee Seedless grapes
Merlot grapes
Muscat of Alexandria grapes
Muscat of Hamburg grapes
Niagara grapes
Pinot Gris/Grigio grapes
Red Globe grapes
Riesling grapes
Ruby Seedless grapes
Superior Seedless (Sugraone) grapes
Sweet Jubilee grapes
Thompson Seedless (Sultana) grapes
Trebbiano Toscano (Ugni Blanc) grapes
Newest Additions
(Added March 24, 2025)
(Added March 24, 2025)
New
Bell Pepper (red, yellow, green)
New
Yerba mate tea
New
Twinings Earl Grey tea
New
Harney & Sons Earl Grey Supreme tea
New
Bigelow Earl Grey tea
New
Twinings English Breakfast tea
New
PG Tips English Breakfast tea
New
Barry's Tea Gold
New
Twinings Irish Breakfast tea
New
Twinings Darjeeling tea
New
Harney & Sons Darjeeling tea
New
Taylors of Harrogate Assam tea
New
Harney & Sons Organic Assam tea
New
Vahdam Daily Assam tea
New
Harney & Sons Lapsang Souchong tea
New
Taylors of Harrogate Lapsang Souchong tea
New
Dilmah Premium Ceylon tea
New
Twinings Pure Ceylon tea
New
Harney & Sons Russian Country tea
New
Twinings Russian Caravan tea
New
Twinings Keemun tea
New
Harney & Sons Hao Ya “A” Keemun tea
New
Xiao Zhong tea
New
Yunnan Da Ye tea
New
Yabukita tea
New
Saemidori tea
New
Okumidori tea
New
Long Jing (Dragon Well) Qunti tea
New
Long Jing (Dragon Well) #43 tea
New
Twinings Jasmine Green Tea
New
Harney & Sons Jasmine Green Tea
New
Aiya Matcha (green tea)
New
Ippodo Matcha (green tea)
New
Ito En Genmaicha (brown rice green tea)
New
Yamamotoyama Genmaicha (brown rice green tea)
New
Twinings Gunpowder Green Tea
New
Numi Gunpowder Green Tea
New
Ito En Sencha tea
New
Ippodo Sencha tea
New
Ippodo Hojicha tea
New
Hojicha Co. Hojicha tea
New
Bigelow Oolong Tea
New
Twinings Pure Oolong Tea
New
Harney & Sons Formosa Oolong tea
New
JusTea Purple Leaf Tea
New
Twinings Pure White Tea
New
Teavivre Huo Shan Huang Ya yellow tea
New
Harney and Sons Junshan Yinzhen yellow tea
New
Numi Emperor's Pu-erh tea
New
Teavivre Ripened Cube Tuocha Pu-erh Tea Mini Brick
New
Bergamot orange
New
Sanguinello blood orange
New
Tarocco blood orange
New
Jaffa orange
New
Lima orange
New
Bahia navel orange
New
Fukumoto navel orange
New
Lane Late navel orange
New
Washington navel orange
New
Seville orange
New
Valencia orange
New
Delta Valencia orange
New
Clemenules (Nules) Mandarin
New
Owari satsuma
New
Orlando tangelo
New
Minneola tangelo
New
Dancy tangerine
New
Ponkan tangerine
Please note: This is not an exhaustive list.
Rough rule: If a plant’s body consists mostly of water or fiber, it is most likely painless – with some exceptions.
Rough rule: If a plant’s body consists mostly of water or fiber, it is most likely painless – with some exceptions.
Plants That Feel Pain When Plucked
Note: These are just a few examples –Most plants fall into this category.
Mangoes
Papaya
Pears
Lemons
Kiwis
Pineapples
Strawberries
Blueberries
Coconut
Cashews
Walnuts
Spinach
Vietnamese coriander (Rau răm)
Fish mint (Diếp cá)
Violet shiso (Tía tô)
Radishes (except purple daikon)
Carrots
Pumpkin (including flower)
Eggplant (Aubergine)
Asparagus setaceus
Rosemary
Honey
Eucalyptus oil
Olive oil
Pepper
Buran pepper
Peppercorns
Hot Fajita pepper
Banana Chili Peppers
Aji Amarillo pepper
Mirasol pepper
Piri Piri (various types & shapes)
Cascabel Chile Pepper (Bola Chile)
Scotch bonnet pepper
Pequin pepper
Tepin pepper
Squash
Sugar pumpkin
Butternut squash
Spaghetti squash
Honeynut squash
Acorn squash
Red Kuri squash
Turban squash
Sweet dumpling squash
Buttercup squash
Green Kabocha squash
Red Kabocha squash
More Have-Pain Foods
(Added February 15, 2025)
(Added February 15, 2025)
Jicama (Củ đậu)
Pouteria lucuma
Jackfruit
Bamboo shoots
More Have-Pain Foods
(Added February 25, 2025)
(Added February 25, 2025)
Rambutan
Guava
Mangosteen
Durian
More Have-Pain Foods
(Added March 3, 2025)
(Added March 3, 2025)
Palmyra Palm (Borassus flabellifer)
Maple syrup
Peppermint & Peppermint oil
More Have-Pain Foods
(Added March 13, 2025)
(Added March 13, 2025)
Dark Opal basil
Braeburn apple
Cortland apple
Cosmic Crisp apple
Elstar apple
Empire apple
Jazz apple
Jonathan apple
McIntosh apple
Rome apple
Cardinal grapes
Concord grapes
Crimson Seedless grapes
Malbec grapes
Midnight Beauty grapes
Pinot Noir grapes
Pione grapes
Ribier (Black Monukka) grapes
Sangiovese grapes
Sauvignon Blanc grapes
Sweet Sapphire (Moon Drop) grapes
Syrah/Shiraz grapes
Tempranillo grapes
Newest Additions
(Added March 24, 2025)
(Added March 24, 2025)
New
Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea
New
Numi Organic Golden Chai tea
New
Stash Double Spice Chai tea
New
Long Jing (Dragon Well) Jiukeng tea
New
Cara Cara orange
New
Moro blood orange
New
Campbell nucellar Valencia orange
New
Midknight Valencia orange
New
Miho satsuma
Please remember
to get enough vitamins and nutrition by taking vegan vitamins and/or supplements.
to get enough vitamins and nutrition by taking vegan vitamins and/or supplements.
No-Pain foods - simple list
Please note: Not exhaustive
Grains & Cereals
Rice
Corn (fresh & dry)
Wheat (bread, pasta, noodles)
Amaranth
Oats
Barley
Job's tears
Sorghum
Buckwheat
Millet
Quinoa
Couscous
Teff (Eragrostis tef)
Seeds (all)(Including those not mentioned below)
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds
Melon seeds
Lotus seeds
Coffee
Sesame seeds
Flaxseed
Beans & Nuts
Beans + lentils (all kinds, both dry & fresh)
Peanuts
Macadamia nuts
Hazelnuts
Almonds
Pistachios
Pecans
Pine nuts
Plus most nuts, if they fell off the tree naturally.
Vegan Protein
Dry soy texture & powder
Dry wheat texture & powder
Tofu
Tempeh
Vegan ham
Vegan sausages
Vegan seitan (if made from foods on the No-pain foods list)
Oils & Fats
Flaxseed oil
Peanut oil
Sesame oil
Avocado oil
Tea tree oil
Sunflower oil
Vegan butter (no olive oil)
Condiments & Sweeteners
Salt
Vegetable broth (if made from foods on the No-pain foods list)
Maggi-sauce
Soya-sauce
Beet sugar (from sugar beet)
Vegan cane sugar (white, brown, caster, raw – in moderation)
Agave juice/ syrup
Pepper
Poblano pepper
Jalapeño pepper
Habanero pepper
Trinidad perfume pepper
Fresno pepper
Portugal hot pepper
Paprika pepper
Sweet banana pepper
Carmen pepper
Shishito pepper
Golden treasure pepper
Tequila sunrise pepper
Jimmy nardello pepper
Italia pepper
Mocha swirl hybrid pepper
Nibbler hybrid pepper
Tangerine dream pepper
Tolli's sweet Italian
Sheepnose pimento pepper
Cherry stuffer hybrid pepper
Slovana pepper
Peppigrande hybrid pepper
Cayenne pepper
Anaheim pepper
Serrano pepper
Chilaca pepper (also called Pasilla pepper when dried)
Aleppo pepper
Chili de Arbol
Aji Mango Pepper
Thai chili pepper
Sichuan peppercorn
Wiri Wiri pepper
Dried Cascabel Chile Pepper (Bola Chile)
And other very tiny sharp peppers.
Vegetables
Chicory
Chinese broccoli
Tatsoi
Kale
Swiss chard (all other types)
Collard greens
Rhubarb
Romaine lettuce
Celery
Chinese celery
Bok choy (white stem)
Cress
Rocket (Arugula)
Watercress
Water spinach
Stinging nettle
Cabbage
Chinese cabbage
Iceberg lettuce
Radicchio
Endive
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cauliflower
Tomatoes
Wild mustard
Mustard greens
Mustard leaves
Cucumber
Asparagus
Artichokes
Seaweed
Dandelion (all colors and the roots)
Arrowroot
Taro
Yams
Cassava
Potatoes & Sweet potatoes (all other types)
Ginger
Ginseng
Kohlrabi
Turnip
Beetroot
Purple daikon radish
Leek
Sprouts (all)
Mushrooms(if safe)
Including young sprouts of coriander, soya beans, pumpkin seeds,
etc.
Plus onions, garlic.
Herbs & Spices
Parsley
Sage
Marjoram
Cilantro
Spearmint
Dill
Piper lolot leaves (Piper Sarmentosum)
Sawtooth coriander
Anredera cordifolia (Madeira vine)
Rice paddy herb (Ngò ôm/Ngổ)
Coronarium linn (Tần ô)
Thai Basil (Húng quế)
Cardamom
Star anise
Cloves
Coriander seeds & powder
Cumin seeds & powder
Gourd family
Carnival squash
Hubbard squash
Delicata squash
White acorn squash
Pea family
Italian flat bean
Pole flat bean
Romano flat bean
Snow peas
English peas (garden peas)
Sugar snap peas
Runner flat beans
All Melons (Including those not mentioned below)
Watermelon
Cantaloupe melon
Galia melon
Canary Melon
Charentais melon
Honeydew melon
Winter Melon
Snap Melon
Santa Claus Melon
Hami melon
Casaba melon
Crenshaw melon
Horned melon
Bailan melon
Bitter melon
Fruits
Tangerine
Longan
Lychee
Soursop (Mãng cầu xiêm)
Pomelo
Lime
Passion fruit
Bananas
Star fruit
Avocado
Palm dates (if ripe)
Gac fruit (Trái gấc)
Cluster fig (Trái sung)
Noni (Trái nhàu)
Apricot
Purple plum
White plum
Red peach
Japanese peach (white and pink)
More No-Pain Foods
Cactus Syrup/ Cactus Sugar (made from prickly pear cactus)
Gourd
Sapodilla
Custard apple
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
Langsat
Persimmon
Hala tree fruit
Prickly Pear
Pitaya (Dragon fruit)
Hog plum
Lotus root
Fennel fronds
Okra
Salsify
Chayote
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)
Goji berry (Wolfberry)
Star apple
Bell fruit (Water apple)(all colors)
Chinese jujube (Chinese date)
Raspberry
Vietnamese apple (Indian jujube)
Eleocharis dulcis (Water chestnut)
Vegan chocolate and Cacao
Water caltrop
Lemon grass
Aloe vera
Yardlong bean (Asparagus bean)
Spearmint oil
African Blue basil
Camphor basil
Christmas basil
Clove basil
Genovese basil
Holy basil (Tulsi)
Lemon basil
Lime basil
Mammoth basil
Purple Ruffles basil
Spicy Globe basil
Astragalus root (hoàng kỳ/huang qi)
Banana stem (Banana pith)
Codonopsis root (Đẳng sâm/dang shen)
Fox nut (khiếm thực/qian shi)
Poria mushroom (phục linh/fu ling)
Saposhnikovia root (phòng phong/fang feng)
White atractylodes (bạch truật/bai zhu)
White hyacinth bean (Đậu lăng trắng/bai bian dou)
Chinese yam (hoài sơn/huai shan)
Pomegranate
Ambrosia apple
Cox’s Orange Pippin apple
Envy apple
Fuji apple
Gala apple
Gingergold apple
Golden Delicious apple
Granny Smith apple
Honeycrisp apple
Idared apple
Jonagold apple
Mila Zagoras Piliou apple
Opal apple
Pink Lady apple
Red Delicious apple
Airén grapes
Almeria (Ohanez) grapes
Autumn Royal grapes
Black Corinth grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes
Chardonnay grapes
Cotton Candy grapes
Flame Seedless grapes
Grenache (Garnacha Tinta) grapes
Himrod grapes
Italia grapes
Kyoho grapes
Menindee Seedless grapes
Merlot grapes
Muscat of Alexandria grapes
Muscat of Hamburg grapes
Niagara grapes
Pinot Gris/Grigio grapes
Red Globe grapes
Riesling grapes
Ruby Seedless grapes
Superior Seedless (Sugraone) grapes
Sweet Jubilee grapes
Thompson Seedless (Sultana) grapes
Trebbiano Toscano (Ugni Blanc) grapes
Bell Pepper (red, yellow, green)
Yerba mate tea
Twinings Earl Grey tea
Harney & Sons Earl Grey Supreme tea
Bigelow Earl Grey tea
Twinings English Breakfast tea
PG Tips English Breakfast tea
Barry's Tea Gold
Twinings Irish Breakfast tea
Twinings Darjeeling tea
Harney & Sons Darjeeling tea
Taylors of Harrogate Assam tea
Harney & Sons Organic Assam tea
Vahdam Daily Assam tea
Harney & Sons Lapsang Souchong tea
Taylors of Harrogate Lapsang Souchong tea
Dilmah Premium Ceylon tea
Twinings Pure Ceylon tea
Harney & Sons Russian Country tea
Twinings Russian Caravan tea
Twinings Keemun tea
Harney & Sons Hao Ya “A” Keemun tea
Xiao Zhong tea
Yunnan Da Ye tea
Yabukita tea
Saemidori tea
Okumidori tea
Long Jing (Dragon Well) Qunti tea
Long Jing (Dragon Well) #43 tea
Twinings Jasmine Green Tea
Harney & Sons Jasmine Green Tea
Aiya Matcha (green tea)
Ippodo Matcha (green tea)
Ito En Genmaicha (brown rice green tea)
Yamamotoyama Genmaicha (brown rice green tea)
Twinings Gunpowder Green Tea
Numi Gunpowder Green Tea
Ito En Sencha tea
Ippodo Sencha tea
Ippodo Hojicha tea
Hojicha Co. Hojicha tea
Bigelow Oolong Tea
Twinings Pure Oolong Tea
Harney & Sons Formosa Oolong tea
JusTea Purple Leaf Tea
Twinings Pure White Tea
Teavivre Huo Shan Huang Ya yellow tea
Harney and Sons Junshan Yinzhen yellow tea
Numi Emperor's Pu-erh tea
Teavivre Ripened Cube Tuocha Pu-erh Tea Mini Brick
Bergamot orange
Sanguinello blood orange
Tarocco blood orange
Jaffa orange
Lima orange
Bahia navel orange
Fukumoto navel orange
Lane Late navel orange
Washington navel orange
Seville orange
Valencia orange
Delta Valencia orange
Clemenules (Nules) Mandarin
Owari satsuma
Orlando tangelo
Minneola tangelo
Dancy tangerine
Ponkan tangerine
We will update when possible with more No-pain and Have-pain
foods. This is not a complete list.
“Every time you eat, please bless the food. Pray to God,
‘Thank You, God; thank You, all the Masters,’
thank all the noble beings who bless your food,
who lend you some merit so that you can eat good food,
have good digestion and be healthy.
Even the no-pain plants, you also should thank them.”
‘Thank You, God; thank You, all the Masters,’
thank all the noble beings who bless your food,
who lend you some merit so that you can eat good food,
have good digestion and be healthy.
Even the no-pain plants, you also should thank them.”
— Supreme Master Ching Hai (vegan)
