Is Quinoa High in Histamine?

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

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

• SIGHI List: 0 - Well tolerated, no symptoms expected at usual intake

• Histamine Intolerance Site: ✅ (green - low histamine)

• Mast Cell 360: Low histamine

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

On the SIGHI scale - quinoa is 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. We asked our thousands of histamine intolerant Instagram followers - is quinoa high histamine or is quinoa low histamine?

Here are the results.

73% responded positively to quinoa

27% responded negatively to quinoa

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