How much histamine is actually in that food?

Published low-histamine lists disagree with each other, and most of them show a colour instead of a number. Brimora shows the measured value, the range different sources report, and a link to the study it came from.

Common lookups

• Aged cheese3.31 mg/100 g
• Apricot0.00 mg/100 g
• Avocado0.00 mg/100 g
• Banana0.00 mg/100 g
• Beer0.12 mg/100 g
• Chocolate0.00 mg/100 g
• Citrus fruit0.00 mg/100 g
• Cured meat0.49 mg/100 g

Where the numbers come from

• Low-Histamine Diets: Is the Exclusion of Foods Justified by Their Histamine Content? (Nutrients 2021;13(5):1395) · CC BY 4.0
• Oxalate in Foods: Extraction Conditions, Analytical Methods, Occurrence, and Health Implications (Foods 2023;12(17):3201) · CC BY 4.0

Data updated 2026-08-18. Values are food composition figures, not medical advice — tolerance differs from person to person.