Arrowroot flour
A fine, neutral starch flour with no known histamine content — a reliable low-histamine thickener and baking aid.
Arrowroot flour is simply dried, ground arrowroot — minimally processed and free from additives that might introduce histamine concerns.
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Useful in baking — it's a popular gluten-free flour substitute that blends well with other low-histamine flours like rice flour, making it versatile without adding risk
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No fermentation, no aging — unlike some specialty flours, arrowroot flour skips any processing step that could allow histamine to develop, keeping it consistently low
It's a handy pantry staple for anyone looking to thicken gravies, sauces, or baked goods while staying in the low-histamine zone.
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References
- SIGHI Food Compatibility List — SIGHI (2026)
- Histamine and histamine intolerance — Maintz & Novak (2007)
- Histamine Intolerance: The Current State of the Art — Comas-Basté et al. (2020)
- Low-Histamine Diets: Is the Exclusion of Foods Justified by Their Histamine Content? — Sánchez-Pérez et al. (2021)
- Histamine Intolerance: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Beyond — Jochum (2024)
- Guideline on management of suspected adverse reactions to ingested histamine — Reese et al. (2021)