Is White Chocolate High in Histamine?

Many people wonder if white chocolate is high in histamine or low histamine.

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

• SIGHI List: 1 - tolerated

• Histamine Intolerance Site: 😡 (red - chocolate is high histamine but white chocolate may be slightly better tolerated)

• Mast Cell 360: Depends on the type of chocolate. Cocoa butter (white chocolate with no additives) is low in histamine but chocolate is high in histamine.

On our trusted Histamine Intolerance Food List, we’ve listed chocolate as red - foods that our sources seem to agree are high histamine = 😡 (white chocolate may be slightly better tolerated).

On the SIGHI scale - white chocolate is listed as a ‘1’ - moderately compatible, minor symptoms, occasional consumption of small quantities is often tolerated.

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 white chocolate high histamine or is white chocolate low histamine?

Here are the results.

55% responded positively to white chocolate

45% responded negatively to white chocolate

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