Is Noodles & Company Lemon Garlic Shrimp Scampi High in Histamine?

Noodles & Company Lemon Garlic Shrimp Scampi

High histamine

This dish is high in histamine, from the shrimp, tomatoes, spinach, lemon, and parmesan.

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.

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This is shrimp in a scampi sauce with artichoke hearts, grape tomatoes, spinach, parmesan, and lemon, and it lands high across several parts.

Shrimp, tomatoes, spinach, and lemon — shellfish tends to run high, and tomato, spinach, and lemon are all classic histamine liberators, so multiple ingredients each push this up on their own.
Parmesan cheese — aged, hard cheese is high because of the aging, adding to the picture.

With this many high drivers there is no easy tweak that gets it low, so a different dish is the better call.

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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