Mortadella: histamine content (0.14 mg/100 g)

0.14 mg/100 g

Reported range 0.13–0.25 mg per 100 g. Concentrations vary with ripeness, storage and processing, so a single figure would be misleading.

By portion

PortionGramsHistamine
1 serving100 g0.14 mg

Source

“Mortadella — mean 1.5 mg/kg (n=10); Silva and Gloria (2002)”
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
“Mortadella — mean 1.31 mg/kg, range 0.2–2.51 mg/kg (n=69); Alves (2017)”
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.