Rooibos tea

Unlike many teas, rooibos doesn't contain caffeine, which can block the enzyme your body uses to break down histamine.

• Caffeine-free — most traditional teas contain caffeine, which may reduce your body's ability to clear histamine; rooibos sidesteps this entirely

• Red vs. green rooibos — the more common red rooibos undergoes an oxidation process (sometimes loosely called fermentation, though it isn't microbial fermentation) and is still considered low histamine; green rooibos is even less processed if you want to be cautious

Rooibos is widely considered one of the more comfortable tea choices for people watching their histamine load.