Tainha: histamine content (10.60 mg/100 g)

Tainha contains about 10.60 mg of histamine per 100 g, which is high for histamine.

10.60 mg/100 g

Reported range 7.84–13.40 mg per 100 g.Concentrations vary with ripeness, storage and processing, so a single figure would be misleading.

By portion

PortionGramsHistamine
1 serving100 g10.60 mg

Source

“Tainha, Mugil platanus, Mugilidae — mean 106.0, range 78.4–134.0 mg/kg (n=2); Andrade et al. (2014)”
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.