Citrus fruit: histamine content (0.00 mg/100 g)
0.00 mg/100 g
By portion
| Portion | Grams | Histamine |
|---|---|---|
| 1 medium orange | 131 g | 0.00 mg |
| 1 lemon | 58 g | 0.00 mg |
No detectable histamine, yet excluded by ~60% of published low-histamine diets - the paper attributes this to putrescine (mean 79.75 mg/kg), not histamine.
Source
“Citrus fruits: histamine not detected”
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.