Chili con carne
Chili combines tomatoes, kidney beans, and spices — several of which are commonly reported triggers working together.
Chili con carne is a combination dish where the overall histamine load comes from multiple ingredients stacking on each other.
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Tomatoes and beans — tomatoes are well-established histamine liberators and are used in large, concentrated quantities in chili; kidney beans are listed as a trigger on some clinical guides, though the evidence is less robust than for tomatoes
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Spices and cooking time — long, slow cooking allows histamine to develop in meat over time, and certain spices like chili powder and paprika are among the most consistently reported triggers in histamine intolerance
A shorter cooking time and fresh ingredients over canned tend to keep histamine levels somewhat lower.
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For educational purposes only. Not medical advice. Consult a healthcare professional for personal guidance.
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)