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Burger King Double Cheeseburger

High histamine

A Double Cheeseburger runs high, driven mainly by the pickles and ketchup.

Fast food is cooked in batches and held warm rather than made when you order it, so it is rarely as fresh as something cooked at home. That matters here because histamine builds up as protein foods sit, which means the same item can affect you differently depending on how long it waited.

Gluten Dairy

This stacks two beef patties, american cheese, pickles, ketchup, and mustard on a bun, and the toppings push it up.

  • Pickles and ketchup — the pickles are pickled, a preserving step that leaves them high, and the ketchup is simply high.

  • Mustard adds a little — mustard sits at moderate, while the beef patties, fresh cheese, and bun are the milder parts of the sandwich.

Ask for it plain and you drop the two biggest drivers at once.

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.

Orders without: Burger King builds this to order, so you can ask them to leave off ketchup, pickles and american cheese.

This rating comes from Burger King's own published ingredient statement, read on August 10, 2026. Restaurant recipes vary by location and change over time, so always check the current listing: source. How we rate foods →

Burger King Double Cheeseburger and Burger King 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)