Is Cheddar High in Histamine?

Many people wonder if cheddar is high in histamine or low histamine.

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

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

• Histamine Intolerance Site: 😡 (red - high histamine)

• Mast Cell 360: not listed

On our trusted Histamine Intolerance Food List, we’ve listed cheddar as red - foods generally acknowledged as high histamine = 😡

On the SIGHI scale - cheddar is 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 - is cheddar high histamine or is cheddar low histamine?

Here are the results.

35% responded positively to cheddar

65% responded negatively to cheddar

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