Coffee: histamine content (0.51 mg/100 g)
0.51 mg/100 g
Reported range 0.04–0.92 mg per 100 g. Concentrations vary with ripeness, storage and processing, so a single figure would be misleading.
By portion
| Portion | Grams | Histamine |
|---|---|---|
| 1 serving | 100 g | 0.51 mg |
Source
“Coffee, instant, powder — mean 0.4 mg/kg, range 0.4–1.4 mg/kg (n=68); Silveira et al. (2007)”
“Coffee, instant, decaffeinated, beverage — not detected (n=50); Silveira et al. (2007)”
“Coffee, instant, regular, beverage — not detected (n=30); Silveira et al. (2007)”
“Coffee, soluble, organic, beverage — not detected (n=10); Silveira et al. (2007)”
“Coffee ( Coffea arabica ), grain — not detected (n=8); Oliveira (2004)”
“Coffee ( C. arabica ), grain — not detected (n=3); Silveira (2008)”
“Coffee ( C. arabica ), grain — not detected (n=3); Cirilo et al. (2003)”
“Coffee ( C. arabica ), defective green grain, black — mean 4.0 mg/kg (n=3); Vasconcelos et al. (2007)”
“Coffee ( C. arabica ), defective green grain, immature — mean 6.2 mg/kg (n=3); Vasconcelos et al. (2007)”
“Coffee ( C. arabica ), defective green grain, sour — mean 9.2 mg/kg (n=3); Vasconcelos et al. (2007)”
“Coffee ( C. arabica ), non-defective green grain — not detected (n=3); Vasconcelos et al. (2007)”
“Coffee ( C. arabica ), grain, roasted — not detected (n=8); Oliveira (2004)”
“Coffee ( C. arabica ), non-defective grain, light roast — not detected (n=12); Vasconcelos et al. (2007)”
“Coffee ( C. arabica ), grain, roasted — not detected (n=3); Silveira (2008)”
“Coffee ( C. arabica ), grain, American roast — not detected (n=3); Cirilo et al. (2003)”
“Coffee ( C. arabica ), grain, French roast — not detected (n=3); Cirilo et al. (2003)”
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.