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Amine Food List

The tables below are designed to provide a guide as to the approximate amine content of different foods. These guides can be used to govern differing types of amine-restricted diets. To view the different food groups, just click “Show Table”.

Fruits

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Apple Blueberry *Honey Dew Mellon Peach **Pear Pomegranate Rhubarb Rock Mellon Watermelon Dragon Fruit Guava Logan Fruit Loquat Star fruit Nectarine ** Black currant Lychee Nectarine Banana (just ripe)Persimon Apricot Avocado (just ripe) Banana (ripe) Blueberry*** Coconut Fig Mango Pawpaw Tamarillo Avocado (very ripe) Blackberry Boysenberry Cherry ***Processed coconut Cranberry ***Currant ***Dates ***Grapes Grape fruit Kiwi fruit Lemon ***Lime ***Mandarin Orange Passion fruit Pineapple Plum Prune Raisin Strawberry Tangelo Tangerine Tomato Nectarine ***Peach *Very low Tyramine ** Low Tyramine *** High Histamine

Vegetables

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Potato (peeled) Bamboo Shoots Beans Bean Shoots
Brussel Sprouts Cabbage Celery Chives Leek Mung bean sprouts Shallots Asparagus Beetroot Bok Choi Carrot Cucumber Kumara ^/^^ Marrow Parsnip Peas Pumpkin Turnip Courgette Artichoke Fennel Parsley Radish Snow Pea Sprouts Water chestnut Watercress Lettuce
Garlic Potato (unpeeled) Broccoli Broccolini Cauliflower Corn
Rocket
Broad Beans Eggplant Olives Pickled Vegetables Mushroom Nori Sauerkraut Seaweed Spinach Truffles

^ Low Histamine ^^ High Tyramine

Nuts and Seeds

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Cashews (raw or lightly toasted) Poppy seeds Cashews (roasted) Cashew (paste/butter) Chia Seeds Almond Brazil Chestnut Hazelnut Macadamia Peanut Pecan Pine Nut Pistachio Walnut Linseed Pumpkin Sesame Sunflower Almond meal Hazelnut meal Marzipan Nut paste Peanut Butter Roasted Nuts

Grains

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Brown rice Oats Popcorn White Rice Quinoa Wheat/ Gluten Wild Rice Amaranth Buck wheat Psyllium Husks Sago Barley Couscous Rye Arrowroot Sourdough bread Flour Oats (flavoured) Popcorn (flavoured) Polenta

Sweets

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Sugar Carob Caramel Golden Syrup Maple Syrup Mint flavoured sweets Chewing gum Agave Brown Rice Syrup Cocoa Milk Chocolate White chocolate Caramel syrup (with preservatives) Chocolate Spreads Jams Maple flavoured syrup Fruit flavoured sweets Throat lozenges

Seasonings, Condiments, Sauces and Toppings

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Applesauce Garlic Chives Parsley Basil Chilli Herbs and spices Saffron Shallots Salt Lemon grass Mint Pepper Rosemary Sage Thyme Malt Vinegar Rice Vinegar Coconut milk/cream Natural Gravy Cinnamon Cloves Nutmeg Soy milk Curry powder Fermented products Sauces Stock cubes/ powder/ liquid Chicken salt Fish sauce Oyster sauce Meat extract Mustard Soy Sauce Miso Tamari Tomato Sauce

Fats and Oils

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Ghee Margarine Corn oil Canola Oil Rice Bran Soy oil Sunflower Oil Butter Lard Coconut oil Peanut oil Olive oil Almond oil Avocado oil Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sesame Oil Walnut oil Commercial salad Dressings and mayonnaise

Meat

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Octopus Oysters Scallops Squid Calamari Tripe Chicken (skinless) Lamb Beef (fresh) Crayfish Mussels Oysters Rabbit Scallop Veal White Fish Salmon (wild/fresh) Tuna (fresh) Duck Salmon (farmed/fresh) Venison Chicken Skin Processed meat Ham Beef (aged) Prawns Liver Sausage Salami Seasoned meat Shrimp Surimi Canned Tuna

Dairy and Soy Products

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Eggs Butter Cottage Cheese Cream Cheese Unfermented Cheese Mascapone Milk (cow/goat ) Ricotta Soy Cream Cheese Soy Custard Soy Yoghurt Plain Yoghurt Feta Goats Cheese Mozarella Buttermilk Sour cream Flavoured yoghurt Halloumi Brie Camembert Parmesan Tasty Cheeses

Baking Ingredients

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Agar Yeast Baking powder Baking Soda Citric Acid Corn Starch/ Flour Cream of tartar Gelatin Gums (guar/xanthan) Natural vanilla essence Tartaric Acid Food colouring Flavoured essences

Snacks

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Rice cakes Rice Crackers Potato chips (read ingredients) Amaranth/ Buckwheat chips Mung Bean Chips Soybean chips Biscuits Store bought cakes Packet muesli bars Flavoured rice crackers Flavoured corn chips Biscuits/cakes /muesli bars containing preservatives Hot potato chips

Drinks

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Tea Rice milk Water Soft drinks Herbal Tea Decaffeinated Coffee Coffee Soy milk Cranberry juice Chai Cocoa Orange juice Energy Drinks Cola Drinks Tomato Juice Vegetable juice

Alcohol

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Negligible Low Moderate High Very high
Whiskey Vodka Gin Bourbon Jager Rum Scotch Flavoured Vodka Beer Champagne Wine Cider Spirits Liqueurs Sake Sherry


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