Pumpkin: histamine content (0.51 mg/100 g)

Pumpkin contains about 0.51 mg of histamine per 100 g, which is moderate for histamine.

0.51 mg/100 g

Reported range below detection to 0.51 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

PortionGramsHistamine
1 cup cubed116 g0.59 mg

Source

“Pumpkin: not detected”
Low-Histamine Diets: Is the Exclusion of Foods Justified by Their Histamine Content? (Nutrients 2021;13(5):1395) · 2021 · CC BY 4.0
“Pumpkin ( Cucurbita maxima ) — mean 5.1 mg/kg (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

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.