Is Panera Bread Asian Sesame Chicken Salad High in Histamine?

Panera Bread Asian Sesame Chicken Salad

High histamine

This sesame chicken salad is high in histamine because of the vinegar in the grilled chicken's seasoning.

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.

Gluten

This is romaine and grilled chicken with sesame vinaigrette, crispy wonton strips, roasted almonds, sesame seeds, and cilantro.

The grilled chicken: it's rated high because of the vinegar in its seasoning, which makes it the main driver of the whole salad.
The rest: the sesame vinaigrette, crispy wonton strips, and roasted almonds each run moderate, adding to the chicken's effect; the romaine, sesame seeds, and cilantro are the gentler parts.

The chicken is really what sets the level here.

This rating comes from Panera Bread'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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