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IHOP Caramel Apple Syrup

Moderate histamine

This caramel apple syrup is moderate in histamine, mostly because of the cinnamon.

Most of this is cooked to order, which is the best case for histamine. Even so, a restaurant kitchen preps ahead and holds things warm through a service, so freshness varies more than it would at home. The rating above comes from the chain's published ingredients. If a dish is borderline for you, asking how it is prepared tells you more than the menu does.

Histamine Liberator

This is a simple syrup of cane sugar, natural flavors, and sea salt with a touch of cinnamon.

  • Cinnamon sets the level — the organic cinnamon sits at moderate, which is what lifts this from low to moderate.

  • The rest is mild — the cane sugar, sea salt, and natural flavors don't carry a meaningful histamine load on their own, so the cinnamon is really the only thing to note.

If you'd rather stay lower, a plainer syrup skips the cinnamon entirely.

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.

This rating comes from IHOP's own published ingredient statement, read on August 11, 2026. Restaurant recipes vary by location and change over time, so always check the current listing: source 1, source 2. How we rate foods →

IHOP Caramel Apple Syrup and IHOP 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

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  2. Histamine and histamine intolerance — Maintz & Novak (2007)
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  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)