Amine Food List
The tables below are designed to provide a guide as to the approximate amine content of different foods. These guides can be used to govern differing types of amine-restricted diets. To view the different food groups, just click “Show Table”.
Fruits
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Apple Blueberry *Honey Dew Mellon Peach **Pear Pomegranate Rhubarb Rock Mellon Watermelon Dragon Fruit Guava Logan Fruit Loquat Star fruit Nectarine ** | Black currant Lychee Nectarine | Banana (just ripe)Persimon | Apricot Avocado (just ripe) Banana (ripe) Blueberry*** Coconut Fig Mango Pawpaw Tamarillo | Avocado (very ripe) Blackberry Boysenberry Cherry ***Processed coconut Cranberry ***Currant ***Dates ***Grapes Grape fruit Kiwi fruit Lemon ***Lime ***Mandarin Orange Passion fruit Pineapple Plum Prune Raisin Strawberry Tangelo Tangerine Tomato Nectarine ***Peach *Very low Tyramine ** Low Tyramine *** High Histamine |
Vegetables
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Potato (peeled) Bamboo Shoots Beans Bean Shoots Brussel Sprouts Cabbage Celery Chives Leek Mung bean sprouts Shallots Asparagus Beetroot Bok Choi Carrot Cucumber Kumara ^/^^ Marrow Parsnip Peas Pumpkin Turnip Courgette Artichoke Fennel Parsley Radish Snow Pea Sprouts Water chestnut Watercress Lettuce |
Garlic | Potato (unpeeled) | Broccoli Broccolini Cauliflower Corn Rocket |
Broad Beans Eggplant Olives Pickled Vegetables Mushroom Nori Sauerkraut Seaweed Spinach Truffles |
^ Low Histamine ^^ High Tyramine
Nuts and Seeds
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Cashews (raw or lightly toasted) Poppy seeds | Cashews (roasted) Cashew (paste/butter) Chia Seeds | Almond Brazil Chestnut Hazelnut Macadamia Peanut Pecan Pine Nut Pistachio Walnut Linseed Pumpkin Sesame Sunflower | Almond meal Hazelnut meal Marzipan Nut paste Peanut Butter Roasted Nuts |
Grains
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Brown rice Oats Popcorn White Rice Quinoa Wheat/ Gluten Wild Rice Amaranth Buck wheat Psyllium Husks Sago Barley Couscous Rye Arrowroot | Sourdough bread | Flour Oats (flavoured) Popcorn (flavoured) Polenta |
Sweets
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Sugar Carob Caramel Golden Syrup Maple Syrup Mint flavoured sweets Chewing gum Agave Brown Rice Syrup | Cocoa Milk Chocolate White chocolate | Caramel syrup (with preservatives) Chocolate Spreads Jams Maple flavoured syrup Fruit flavoured sweets Throat lozenges |
Seasonings, Condiments, Sauces and Toppings
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Applesauce | Garlic Chives Parsley Basil Chilli Herbs and spices Saffron Shallots Salt Lemon grass Mint Pepper Rosemary Sage Thyme | Malt Vinegar Rice Vinegar | Coconut milk/cream Natural Gravy Cinnamon Cloves Nutmeg Soy milk Curry powder | Fermented products Sauces Stock cubes/ powder/ liquid Chicken salt Fish sauce Oyster sauce Meat extract Mustard Soy Sauce Miso Tamari Tomato Sauce |
Fats and Oils
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Ghee Margarine Corn oil Canola Oil Rice Bran Soy oil Sunflower Oil Butter | Lard | Coconut oil Peanut oil Olive oil | Almond oil Avocado oil Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sesame Oil Walnut oil Commercial salad Dressings and mayonnaise |
Meat
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Octopus Oysters Scallops Squid Calamari Tripe Chicken (skinless) | Lamb Beef (fresh) Crayfish Mussels Oysters Rabbit Scallop Veal White Fish | Salmon (wild/fresh) Tuna (fresh) Duck | Salmon (farmed/fresh) Venison Chicken Skin | Processed meat Ham Beef (aged) Prawns Liver Sausage Salami Seasoned meat Shrimp Surimi Canned Tuna |
Dairy and Soy Products
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Eggs | Butter Cottage Cheese Cream Cheese Unfermented Cheese Mascapone Milk (cow/goat ) Ricotta Soy Cream Cheese Soy Custard Soy Yoghurt Plain Yoghurt | Feta Goats Cheese Mozarella | Buttermilk Sour cream Flavoured yoghurt Halloumi | Brie Camembert Parmesan Tasty Cheeses |
Baking Ingredients
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Agar Yeast Baking powder Baking Soda Citric Acid Corn Starch/ Flour Cream of tartar Gelatin Gums (guar/xanthan) Natural vanilla essence Tartaric Acid | Food colouring | Flavoured essences |
Snacks
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Rice cakes Rice Crackers Potato chips (read ingredients) Amaranth/ Buckwheat chips Mung Bean Chips Soybean chips | Biscuits Store bought cakes Packet muesli bars | Flavoured rice crackers Flavoured corn chips Biscuits/cakes /muesli bars containing preservatives Hot potato chips |
Drinks
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Tea Rice milk Water Soft drinks Herbal Tea | Decaffeinated Coffee | Coffee | Soy milk Cranberry juice | Chai Cocoa Orange juice Energy Drinks Cola Drinks Tomato Juice Vegetable juice |
Alcohol
| Negligible | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Whiskey Vodka | Gin | Bourbon Jager Rum Scotch Flavoured Vodka | Beer Champagne Wine Cider Spirits Liqueurs Sake Sherry |
