King trumpet mushroom
A fresh mushroom variety that's generally low in histamine, especially compared to dried or fermented mushroom products.
Fresh king trumpet mushrooms don't contain significant histamine and aren't strongly associated with histamine liberation in the body.
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Fresh is key — mushrooms can accumulate histamine as they age or are stored too long, so fresh king trumpets are a better choice than ones that have been sitting
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Compared to other mushrooms — dried mushrooms and fermented mushroom products tend to be much higher in histamine; fresh varieties like king trumpet are generally considered the safer pick
Using them soon after purchase and cooking them fresh keeps them in the low-risk zone.
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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)