Papa Murphy's Mozzarella Cheese

No, the mozzarella cheese topping at Papa Murphy's is low in histamine. It is a young, unaged cheese with a two-item ingredient statement, mozzarella and salt, and nothing in it is fermented long enough or aged enough to build histamine.

Why papa murphy's mozzarella cheese is rated low

Histamine in cheese comes from bacteria working on milk protein over months of aging, which is why the hard, crumbly, sharp cheeses climb so high. Mozzarella skips that whole stretch. It is made and used young, so the bacteria never get the time they would need, and the only other thing on the published list is salt, which does not build histamine on its own. That is the entire reason this topping sits low.

What changes your risk

• It is the cheese, not the pizza — the low rating covers the mozzarella itself. Whatever else goes onto the crust at the counter carries its own rating, so the topping you pair it with matters more than the cheese does.
• Take-and-bake timing — Papa Murphy's hands you the pizza unbaked. A cheese-topped pizza that rides around warm in a car for a long time before it hits the oven is a food-safety concern for a dairy topping; baking it soon after pickup keeps that from becoming a question.
• Leftover slices — once baked, cheese is a protein food, so slices left out at room temperature for hours can, depending on handling, drift upward. Chilling leftovers promptly keeps the topping where it started.
• Salt is neutral — the salt on the list changes flavor, not histamine. It is not a driver in either direction.

What else is safe

Because this topping is already low, you are not looking for a swap so much as company. Chicken, Onion Mix, and Zesty Herb Blend are the other Papa Murphy's components that sit at the lower end, so those are the natural partners if you want to keep the whole pizza in the same neighborhood as the cheese.

How to enjoy it

Order the mozzarella cheese as your topping and build around it with the lower items the chain offers, Chicken, Onion Mix, or Zesty Herb Blend. Since the pizza comes home unbaked, plan to get it into the oven soon after pickup rather than letting it sit warm, and refrigerate any baked slices you do not finish.

Common questions

Is Papa Murphy's mozzarella cheese fresh or aged?

The published ingredient list is just mozzarella and salt, and mozzarella is a young cheese that is not aged. That lack of aging is exactly why it rates low for histamine.

Can I have mozzarella on pizza with histamine intolerance?

The mozzarella topping itself is low, so for many people it is one of the easier cheeses to enjoy. What sits next to it on the pizza is usually the bigger question.

Does baking the pizza change the histamine in the cheese?

Baking does not add histamine, and a young cheese like this has little to begin with. The thing to watch is leaving a baked, cheese-topped pizza out warm for a long time afterward, since cheese is a protein food.

Which Papa Murphy's toppings go well with the mozzarella for a lower-histamine pizza?

Chicken, Onion Mix, and Zesty Herb Blend are the lower-histamine items the chain lists, so they pair naturally with the cheese.