Chocolate brownie

Brownies are essentially a delivery vehicle for cocoa, which is one of the more reliably problematic ingredients for histamine-sensitive people.

• Cocoa as a histamine liberator — cocoa is widely listed as prompting the body to release its own stored histamine, even though cocoa itself isn't especially high in histamine; the darker and more concentrated the chocolate, the stronger this effect tends to be

• Supporting ingredients — eggs and wheat flour are generally well tolerated, but some brownie recipes include nuts, which are also commonly reported as histamine liberators and can add to the overall load

White chocolate baked goods tend to be better tolerated since they contain little to no cocoa solids.