Is Noodles & Company Parmesan-Crusted Chicken High in Histamine?

Noodles & Company Parmesan-Crusted Chicken

High histamine

This chicken is high in histamine from the aged cheeses in the crust and the yeast extract.

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 Gluten

This is battered chicken coated in a crust of parmesan, romano, cheddar, and blue cheese with seasoning and yeast extract.

Aged cheeses and yeast extract lead it — parmesan, romano, cheddar, and blue cheese are all aged, and the yeast extract runs high too, so the crust is the main driver.
The batter adds to it — the bleached wheat flour breading and modified wheat starch are moderate, and the soybean oil is moderate as well, layering onto an already high base.

Plain grilled chicken breast skips both the cheese crust and the batter.

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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