Maltodextrin
A highly processed starch-derived powder with no known histamine activity — generally well tolerated.
Maltodextrin is a neutral carbohydrate filler with no fermentation history or known histamine-related properties.
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What it is — a processed starch (often from corn or wheat) used as a filler or thickener; it doesn't contain histamine or trigger its release
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Worth noting — some people with sensitive digestion report gut reactions to maltodextrin, but this appears unrelated to histamine
It's one of the less concerning additives from a histamine standpoint.
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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)