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Boston Market Hickory Ketchup

High histamine

This hickory ketchup is high, led by its tomato paste and tamarind extract.

Food here is usually assembled to order from components that were prepped earlier in the day, so it tends to be fresher than a drive-through and less fresh than cooking at home. Histamine builds up as protein foods sit, so how long the chicken or beef has been in the warmer matters as much as what is in the bowl. Treat the rating above as a starting point.

Histamine Liberator

This is a smoky ketchup built on tomato paste, sugar, vinegars, tamarind, and molasses.

  • Tomato paste — tomato is a classic histamine liberator, and concentrated as a paste it drives this ketchup high.

  • Tamarind and vinegars — the tamarind extract is high, with cider vinegar and molasses landing at moderate, so several parts push in the same direction.

Skipping the ketchup keeps a plate much lower.

What's in it

This is a restaurant menu item, so its rating comes from its ingredients. Here is what it is typically made of and where the histamine sits. Tap any whole food for the full detail.

This rating comes from Boston Market's own published ingredient statement, read on August 11, 2026. Restaurant recipes vary by location and change over time, so always check the current listing: source 1, source 2. How we rate foods →

Boston Market Hickory Ketchup and Boston Market are trademarks of their respective owners. This page is an independent histamine reference and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the brand.

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References

  1. SIGHI Food Compatibility List — SIGHI (2026)
  2. Histamine and histamine intolerance — Maintz & Novak (2007)
  3. Histamine Intolerance: The Current State of the Art — Comas-Basté et al. (2020)
  4. Low-Histamine Diets: Is the Exclusion of Foods Justified by Their Histamine Content? — Sánchez-Pérez et al. (2021)
  5. Histamine Intolerance: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Beyond — Jochum (2024)
  6. Guideline on management of suspected adverse reactions to ingested histamine — Reese et al. (2021)