Complete Food Intolerance Test

A hair-sample test screening reactivity to 990 food and non-food items, intended as an informational guide to possible dietary and lifestyle triggers rather than a clinical diagnosis.

  • At-home test
Sample
Hair
Collection
At-home hair sample, posted to lab
Results in
3–5 days
Biomarkers
990
Tests for
  • Buckwheat
  • Cheddar
  • Cottage cheese
  • Edam
  • Goat's cheese
  • Gouda
  • Gruyere
  • Halloumi
  • Manchego
  • Mozzerella
  • Parmesan
  • Red Leicester
  • +48 more

Test specifications

Sample type
hair
Collection method
at-home hair sample, posted to lab
Turnaround time
3–5 days
Biomarkers tested
990
At-home test
Yes
Doctor reviewed
No
Gender focus
Both

What's tested

60 biomarkers as listed by Check My Body Health, of 990 in total.

(Intolerance) Grains & Seeds

  • Buckwheat

Cheese

  • Cheddar
  • Cottage cheese
  • Edam
  • Goat's cheese
  • Gouda
  • Gruyere
  • Halloumi
  • Manchego
  • Mozzerella
  • Parmesan
  • Red Leicester
  • Soft cheese
  • Stilton

Dairy and Egg

  • A-lactalbumin
  • B-lactoglobulin
  • Butter
  • Buttermilk
  • Condensed milk
  • Cream
  • Egg
  • Evaporated milk
  • Ice cream
  • Kefir
  • Milk from cows
  • Milk from goats

Gluten-containing Cereals and Grains

  • Bread-brown
  • Bread-granary
  • Bread-rye
  • Bread-white
  • Bulgar wheat
  • Farro
  • Freekeh
  • Kamut
  • Noodles-wheat
  • Oats
  • Porridge oats
  • Spelt

Gluten-free Cereals and Grains

  • Almond flour
  • Amaranth
  • Arrowroot flour
  • Chickpea flour
  • Corn tortilla
  • Cornflakes
  • Garbanzo flour
  • Maize/corn flour
  • Oats-gluten-free
  • Rice-brown
  • Rice-white
  • Rice-wild
  • Sorghum flour
  • Soya flour
  • Taco shells-corn
  • Teff flour

Grains

  • Barley
  • Hops
  • Millet
  • Quinoa
  • Rye
  • Wheat

About this test

This test uses a hair sample to screen reactivity across 990 food and non-food items, covering categories from dairy and gluten-containing grains to gluten-free alternatives and general grains. The provider frames it as a tool for reflecting on diet and lifestyle habits rather than a diagnostic result.

Its 990 markers sit well above the group median of 218, and at £32.99 it is priced 76% below the £139 group median. Within the provider's own range it costs more than the Essentials Intolerance Test (£26.99, 650 items) but less than the Body Intolerance Test (£34.99, 1,500 items), and it is considerably cheaper than external comparators such as YorkTest's Premium Food Intolerance Test (£139, 200 items).

It scores at the top of the range for clinical depth given its marker count, and well for value for money given how far it undercuts the group median. It scores lowest of the provider's intolerance tests for results and follow-up, since results are not doctor-reviewed as standard.

Who is it for?

This suits you if you want a wide-ranging, low-cost intolerance screen and are comfortable treating the result as a starting point for reflecting on diet rather than a medical diagnosis. If you want the broadest possible panel from this provider, the Body Intolerance Test covers 1,500 items for £34.99; if price matters most, the Essentials Intolerance Test covers 650 items for £26.99.

How it works

You take a hair sample at home and post it to the lab, with the provider stating a turnaround of three to five working days. Results are not doctor-reviewed as standard.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Screens 990 food and non-food items
  • Priced 76% below the £139 group median
  • Full biomarker list published on the product listing
  • Hair sample collection, no blood draw needed

Cons

  • No doctor review is included, in line with the rest of the range
  • The provider's own Body Intolerance Test covers more items for a similar price
  • Hair-sample testing gives informational insight rather than a clinical diagnosis

Our editorial score

Compare Health Test Score 990-item hair panel priced 76% below the group median
Editorial confidence: 9.5/10

This hair-sample test screens 990 food and non-food items and, at £32.99, is priced 76% below the £139 median for the food intolerance tests we track. It covers more items than the provider's own Essentials Intolerance Test (650) but fewer than its Body Intolerance Test (1,500), and results are not doctor-reviewed as standard.

Score breakdown

  • Clarity and documentation 8.0/10

    The listing publishes a short description, the full biomarker list, a stated turnaround, clear collection options, the sample type; it does not state what the report looks like.

  • Clinical depth 10.0/10

    990 biomarkers against a median of 218 across the 12 tests in its comparison group.

  • Collection convenience 8.0/10

    A hair sample you take at home, no needle; results in around 5 days, in line with or faster than similar tests.

  • Results and follow-up 3.0/10

    Results are not doctor-reviewed and no consultation is included; the provider does not describe the report format.

  • Trust signals 7.0/10

    Trustpilot 4.0 from 13,695 reviews; accredited lab (UKAS accredited UK lab).

  • Value for money 10.0/10

    £32.99 against a comparison-group median of £139.00 (-76%).

Calculated 13 September 2026 from the facts we hold about this test and provider, using our published scoring formula. Scores are not hand-edited.

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Body Intolerance Test

Most markers in its group, priced well below the median

A hair-sample test screening reactivity to 1,500 food and non-food items, intended to give informational insights into possible dietary and lifestyle triggers rather than a clinical diagnosis.

  • At-home test
8.4 / 10