Meat: histamine content (0.22 mg/100 g)
Meat contains about 0.22 mg of histamine per 100 g, which is low for histamine.
0.22 mg/100 g
Reported range below detection to 0.31 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 serving | 100 g | 0.22 mg |
Source
“Meat, ground — mean nd mg/kg (n=14); Batista (2007)”
“Meat, Angus, fresh — mean 2.9, range 2.7–3.1 mg/kg (n=6); Filgueras (2007)”
“Meat, Zebuin, fresh — mean 2.4, range 2.0–2.8 mg/kg (n=6); Filgueras (2007)”
“Meat, Zebuin, aged — mean 1.98, range 1.3–2.8 mg/kg (n=24); Filgueras (2007)”
“Meat, Angus, aged — mean 2.21, range 1.09–2.7 mg/kg (n=24); Filgueras (2007)”
“Meat, industrial — mean 2.2 mg/kg (n=4); Silva (2000)”
“Meat, mechanically separated — mean 2.3 mg/kg (n=4); Silva (2000)”
“Meat, frozen — mean 1.02, range 0.04–1.6 mg/kg (n=35); Neto (2008)”
“Meat, glazed, frozen — mean 0.66, range 0.04–1.0 mg/kg (n=35); Neto (2008)”
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.