Is Jimmy John's Tuna Salad High in Histamine?

Jimmy John's Tuna Salad

High histamine

Jimmy John's Tuna Salad is high, driven by canned tuna, vegetable broth, and lemon.

Food here is usually assembled to order from components that were prepped earlier in the day, so it tends to be fresher than a drive-through and less fresh than cooking at home. Histamine builds up as protein foods sit, so how long the chicken or beef has been in the warmer matters as much as what is in the bowl. Treat the rating above as a starting point.

Histamine Liberator

This mixes canned tuna with water, vegetable broth, salt, celery, onion, soybean oil, eggs, vinegar, sugar, and lemon juice concentrate.

Canned tuna leads it — canned fish runs high in histamine, and here it is the main driver alongside the concentrated vegetable broth.
Lemon and soybean oil add on — the lemon juice concentrate is a histamine liberator and the soybean oil is a moderate driver, so both push things up further.

The fresh vegetables and eggs are milder, but the tuna and lemon keep this one high.

This rating comes from Jimmy John'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 1, source 2. How we rate foods →

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