Are Chickpeas High in Histamine?

Many people wonder if chickpeas are high in histamine or low histamine.

On three of the major sites, this is how chickpeas are listed:

• SIGHI List: 2 - Incompatible, significant symptoms at usual intake

• Histamine Intolerance Site: 😡 (red – foods that our sources seem to agree are high histamine)

• Mast Cell 360: Low (only if cooked fresh and not canned)

On our trusted Histamine Intolerance Food List, we’ve listed chickpeas as red – foods that our sources seem to agree are high histamine.

On the SIGHI scale - chickpeas are listed as a ‘2’ - Incompatible, significant symptoms at usual intake.

Remember, everyone is different and lists do vary. That’s why we’ve brought the world’s most respected lists together in our easy-to-use histamine intolerance food list, trusted by thousands.

All our sources are listed and acknowledged. This is not advice, consult your doctor or practitioner before introducing anything new into your diet, or if you are unsure.

We’ve carried out a poll on our Instagram page to see what our followers think. We asked our thousands of histamine intolerant Instagram followers - are chickpeas high histamine or are chickpeas low histamine?

Here are the results.

36% responded positively to chickpeas

64% responded negatively to chickpeas

Remember there are hundreds of foods to check out on our Histamine Intolerance Food List.