Bean: histamine content (2.88 mg/100 g)

2.88 mg/100 g

Reported range 2.88–8.75 mg per 100 g. Concentrations vary with ripeness, storage and processing, so a single figure would be misleading.

By portion

PortionGramsHistamine
1 serving100 g2.88 mg

Source

“Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.), cooked — not detected (n=14); Batista (2007)”
Histamine in Brazilian Foods: A Comprehensive Review of Occurrence and Risk Assessment for Intoxication and Intolerance (Food Science & Nutrition 2025;13:e71151) · 2025 · CC BY 4.0
“Bean ( Vigna radiata L. R. Wilczek), sprout — mean 28.8 mg/kg, range 4.9–87.5 mg/kg (n=10); Dala-Paula, Starling, et al. (2021)”
Histamine in Brazilian Foods: A Comprehensive Review of Occurrence and Risk Assessment for Intoxication and Intolerance (Food Science & Nutrition 2025;13:e71151) · 2025 · CC BY 4.0

Also tracked for this food: oxalate

Food composition data, not medical advice. Reported tolerance thresholds vary widely between individuals, so a value being high here does not mean you will react to it.