Is Coconut High in Histamine?

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

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

• SIGHI List: 0 - well tolerated (including coconut shavings, coconut milk, coconut fat and coconut oil)

• Histamine Intolerance Site: ✅ (green - low histamine including coconut shavings, coconut milk, coconut fat and coconut oil)

• Mast Cell 360: Depends on the part of the coconut and how we process it. Coconut cream, fresh coconut meat, extra virgin coconut oil, fresh coconut water and 100% pure coconut milk are low in histamine however, dried coconut, packaged coconut water and coconut butter are high in histamine.

On our trusted Histamine Intolerance Food List, we’ve listed coconut as green - foods generally acknowledged as low histamine = ✅

On the SIGHI scale - coconut is listed as a ‘0’ - well tolerated, no symptoms expected 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. Now onto our poll. We asked our thousands of histamine intolerant Instagram followers - is coconut high histamine or is coconut low histamine?

Here are the results.

74% responded positively to coconut

26% responded negatively to coconut

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