Corn salad
Corn salad (mâche) is a mild, low-histamine leafy green with no known histamine-related concerns.
This delicate salad green doesn't contain significant histamine and has no known properties that trigger histamine release or block its breakdown.
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A gentle green — corn salad is one of the milder leafy greens available, and its low-histamine status makes it a versatile base for salads when other ingredients need watching
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Keep it fresh — like all tender greens, it's best eaten within a day or two of purchase; the leaves wilt quickly and older greens are best refreshed or used cooked
It pairs well with other low-histamine ingredients and is easy to incorporate into everyday meals.
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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)