Papa Murphy's Ranch Dressing
This ranch is high in histamine, driven by the cultured buttermilk in its base.
This is sold raw and you bake it at home, which is the freshest case on this whole list. Nothing sits in a warmer, and you control how long it waits between the shop and the oven. Refrigerate it as soon as you get home and bake it the same day, because histamine builds up as protein foods sit whether that happens in a kitchen or in your fridge.
This is a creamy dressing built on cultured buttermilk, whey, and oil with vinegar and egg yolk.
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Buttermilk and cultures — the ranch base is cultured, and that fermentation is what makes it high, since the live cultures build histamine.
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Soybean oil — the oil blend adds a moderate note, but the cultured dairy is really what sets the level here.
A plain oil-based drizzle would sit far lower if you want something creamy-free.
This rating comes from Papa Murphy's own published ingredient statement, read on August 10, 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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References
- SIGHI Food Compatibility List — SIGHI (2026)
- Histamine and histamine intolerance — Maintz & Novak (2007)
- Histamine Intolerance: The Current State of the Art — Comas-Basté et al. (2020)
- Low-Histamine Diets: Is the Exclusion of Foods Justified by Their Histamine Content? — Sánchez-Pérez et al. (2021)
- Histamine Intolerance: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Beyond — Jochum (2024)
- Guideline on management of suspected adverse reactions to ingested histamine — Reese et al. (2021)