Meat: histamine content (0.22 mg/100 g)

0.22 mg/100 g

Reported range 0.07–0.31 mg per 100 g. Concentrations vary with ripeness, storage and processing, so a single figure would be misleading.

By portion

PortionGramsHistamine
1 serving100 g0.22 mg

Source

“Meat, ground — not detected (n=14); Batista (2007)”
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
“Meat, Angus, fresh — mean 2.9 mg/kg, range 2.7–3.1 mg/kg (n=6); Filgueras (2007)”
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
“Meat, Zebuin, fresh — mean 2.4 mg/kg, range 2.0–2.8 mg/kg (n=6); Filgueras (2007)”
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
“Meat, Zebuin, aged — mean 1.98 mg/kg, range 1.3–2.8 mg/kg (n=24); Filgueras (2007)”
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
“Meat, Angus, aged — mean 2.21 mg/kg, range 1.09–2.7 mg/kg (n=24); Filgueras (2007)”
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
“Meat, industrial — mean 2.2 mg/kg (n=4); Silva (2000)”
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
“Meat, mechanically separated — mean 2.3 mg/kg (n=4); Silva (2000)”
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
“Meat, frozen — mean 1.02 mg/kg, range 0.04–1.6 mg/kg (n=35); Neto (2008)”
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
“Meat, glazed, frozen — mean 0.66 mg/kg, range 0.04–1.0 mg/kg (n=35); Neto (2008)”
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.