Buffalo Wild Wings Black Bean Burger Patty

Yes, the Buffalo Wild Wings black bean burger patty comes out high, and it is also flagged as a histamine liberator. Soy protein concentrate is the high-histamine part, and the tomato powder is the liberator part, meaning it can prompt your body to release histamine it is already carrying even though the patty is not an aged or fermented food.

Why buffalo wild wings black bean burger patty is rated high

This one confuses people, because a meatless patty made from beans and rice sounds like it should be gentle. Two different things are going on. First, soy protein concentrate and soy protein isolate are in the patty, and concentrated soy products rate high on this index. Second, tomato powder is in there, and tomato is one of the classic liberators: it does not have to be loaded with histamine itself to set symptoms off, because it can nudge your body into releasing its own stores. That is why freshness does not rescue a liberator the way it can rescue a piece of fish. On top of those two, a stack of moderates rides along: black beans, hydrated bulgur wheat, green chilies, yeast extraction and paprika. Nothing here was cured or aged. The patty is high because of what was put into it.

What changes your risk

• Tomato powder is the liberator — it is tomato in dried form, and liberators work by triggering a release of histamine your body already holds. That is a separate mechanism from a food being high in histamine, and it is why this patty carries the liberator tag.
• Soy protein concentrate is the high-histamine part — the concentrated soy proteins in the patty are what put it high on their own, so two different mechanisms are stacked in one component list.
• The moderates add up — black beans, hydrated bulgur wheat, green chilies, yeast extraction and paprika each sit at moderate. None of them is the headline, but together they raise the floor.
• Grilling changes nothing — no cooking step removes histamine that is already present, and no amount of heat stops a liberator from being a liberator.
• Time at the pass is a handling question — this patty is protein-rich thanks to the soy proteins, so a cooked patty held warm is worth caring about on handling grounds. The rating itself, though, comes from what is mixed into it rather than from how long you waited.
• The drivers are mixed through the patty — the soy protein and tomato powder are part of the patty itself rather than toppings, which is why the item is rated as a whole.

Lower-histamine alternatives

There is no lower-histamine meatless patty on the Buffalo Wild Wings list, and we would rather say that than point you at something that is not actually lower. In the same protein role, Grilled Chicken Breast is rated low here. For the rest of the plate, French Fries and Tots are low, and Salt & Pepper Dry Rub, Everything Seasoning, Tortilla Chip Salt and Beef Tallow are the other lower items at this chain.

How to lower the risk

If you are eating at Buffalo Wild Wings and want the lowest-histamine plate available, Grilled Chicken Breast with French Fries or Tots and a Salt & Pepper Dry Rub is the version built entirely from items rated low here. If you eat meatless, the honest situation is that this chain does not publish a lower patty, so the black bean burger is the only option in that slot and it is a high one. Buffalo Wild Wings publishes what is in the patty rather than what can be left out, so there is no way to order around the soy protein or the tomato powder.

Common questions

What does it mean that this patty is a histamine liberator?

A liberator does not need to be full of histamine itself. It can trigger your body to release histamine it is already storing, which is why the tomato powder in this patty matters even though the patty was never aged or fermented.

Are black beans high in histamine?

Black beans sit at moderate on this index, so they contribute but they are not the reason this patty is high. The soy protein concentrate and the tomato powder are.

Is a veggie burger safer than a beef burger for histamine intolerance?

Not automatically. This one is high, while Buffalo Wild Wings' Grilled Chicken Breast is rated low, so the plant-based option is the harder choice here.

Does it help that the patty is freshly cooked and never aged?

Not much in this case. Freshness helps with foods where histamine builds during storage, but a liberator like tomato powder and a high ingredient like soy protein concentrate are there from the start.