Honey: histamine content (2.01 mg/100 g)

2.01 mg/100 g

Reported range 1.61–18.10 mg per 100 g. Concentrations vary with ripeness, storage and processing, so a single figure would be misleading.

By portion

PortionGramsHistamine
1 serving100 g2.01 mg

Source

“Honey, São Paulo — mean 24.1 mg/kg, range 2.83–181.0 mg/kg (n=64); Lima et al. (2023)”
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
“Honey, Santa Catarina — mean 16.1 mg/kg, range 1.58–37.7 mg/kg (n=50); Lima et al. (2023)”
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

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.