Is Noodles & Company Garlic Cheddar Sauce High in Histamine?

Noodles & Company Garlic Cheddar Sauce

High histamine

This sauce is high in histamine, driven by the aged cheddar in the cheese base and the vegetable broth.

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.

Dairy

This is a creamy cheese sauce made from cheese spread, cheddar, cream, and butter with garlic and broth.

Garlic cheddar sauce — the cheddar blend is an aged cheese, and aging is what builds histamine, so the cheese base carries the sauce high.
Vegetable broth and cheese spread — the broth is also high, and the cheese spread lands moderate, so more than one component keeps this sauce up rather than just the cheddar alone.

The fresh cream and butter are mild on their own, but the aged cheese sets the level, so a non-cheese sauce is the lower pick here.

This rating comes from Noodles & Company's own published ingredient statement, read on August 23, 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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