Dessert was always my favorite part of the meal when I was a kid. Half the time I was left home alone to make dinner, I made a terrible version of mango sticky rice, a Thai treat I fell in love with early on in life. I’d take basmati rice from the fridge and cover …
Dark chocolate may be low histamine. However, even though a simple dark chocolate only contains two ingredients, both of these can be problematic for those with histamine intolerance: sugar and cacao. This is not to mention the flavorings, lecithins, and other additives contained in many, if not most, dark chocolates. All types of refined sugar …
Dates may be low histamine. The wrinkly fruits come from the tropical date palm tree, which is native to Morocco and grows particularly well in the Middle East and on the West Coast of the USA. While dates contain some plant chemicals which fight oxidation and inflammation, they’re also high in sugar, which is inflammatory, …
Yes, maple syrup is low histamine in small amounts. However in large amounts, maple syrup is just as inflammatory as any other type of sugar, as it has a glycemic index score of roughly 54. Even though maple syrup histamine content is directly low, the sugars therein go directly to the gut where they feed …
Ice cream may be low histamine. It’s more difficult to give a straightforward answer here, because even a traditional dairy-based ice cream can easily have over ten ingredients. Most ice creams are not low histamine due to their inflammatory sugar content, flavorings, and preservatives. But there are some low-sugar ice creams out there that some …
Yes, agave syrup is low histamine in small amounts. However in large amounts, agave syrup is just as inflammatory as any other sugar, even though it has a relatively low glycemic index score of roughly 15. This is even lower than that of honey, another popular sweetener for histamine intolerance, yet the root reason to …
No, milk chocolate is not low histamine. This is thanks to several different ingredients, including sugar, cocoa beans, and soy products such as lecithin. Starting with sugar, usually the most abundant ingredient in milk chocolate, this adds to your body’s overall inflammation burden by feeding bad bacteria, some of which create histamine as a by-product. …
White chocolate may be low histamine. The answer is not clear-cut because “white chocolate” has a different legal definition depending on what part of the world you’re in. This means that a product labelled “white chocolate” in India may be allowed to include certain ingredients that one sold in Spain or in the US might …
Yes, honey is low histamine, but it can still raise histamine levels. This is because honey is basically treated like sugar by the body, meaning that it causes inflammation, and more honey means more inflammation. However the blood sugar spike from small amounts of honey or other sweeteners can be blunted when consumed alongside fat, …
Yes, technically sugar is low histamine. However sugars of all types are inflammatory in their impact upon the body, and it’s important to avoid consuming large amounts of sugar, regardless of your diet. The liver can technically process up to 60g of sugar per hour, but many people with histamine issues have have a sluggish …