Beer: histamine content (0.04 mg/100 g)
Beer contains about 0.04 mg of histamine per 100 g, which is low for histamine.
0.04 mg/100 g
Reported range below detection to 2.16 mg per 100 g. Some samples had none detectable; the floor is a threshold, not a measurement.Concentrations vary with ripeness, storage and processing, so a single figure would be misleading.
By portion
| Portion | Grams | Histamine |
|---|---|---|
| 1 can (12 oz) | 355 g | 0.13 mg |
| 1 pint | 473 g | 0.18 mg |
Source
“Beer: mean 1.23 mg/kg, maximum 21.60 mg/kg”
“Beer, alcohol free — mean 0.16, range nd–0.62 mg/kg (n=7); Gloria and Izquierdo-Pulido (1999)”
“Beer, bock — mean 0.29, range nd–1.46 mg/kg (n=23); Gloria and Izquierdo-Pulido (1999)”
“Beer, pale ale — mean nd mg/kg (n=2); Botelho (2009)”
“Beer, pale ale — mean 1.04 mg/kg (n=2); Daniel et al. (2015)”
“Beer, ice — mean nd mg/kg (n=5); Gloria and Izquierdo-Pulido (1999)”
“Beer, extra — mean nd mg/kg (n=2); Botelho (2009)”
“Beer, lager — mean 0.17, range nd–0.9 mg/kg (n=46); Gloria and Izquierdo-Pulido (1999)”
“Beer, lager — mean 0.45 mg/kg (n=2); Daniel et al. (2015)”
“Beer, lager — mean nd mg/kg (n=4); Botelho (2009)”
“Beer, Pilsen — mean nd mg/kg (n=14); Botelho (2009)”
“Beer, Pilsen — mean 0.75 mg/kg (n=2); Daniel et al. (2015)”
“Beer, Malzbier — mean nd mg/kg (n=6); Botelho (2009)”
“Beer, Stout — mean nd mg/kg (n=8); Botelho (2009)”
“Beer, Stout — mean 0.25, range nd–0.85 mg/kg (n=10); Gloria and Izquierdo-Pulido (1999)”
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.