Sweetgreen Cilantro
Sweetgreen's cilantro is just fresh cilantro, and it is low in histamine.
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.
No, Sweetgreen's cilantro is low in histamine. It is a single fresh herb with nothing added, so there is no fermentation, curing, or aging to push it up.
Why sweetgreen cilantro is rated low
Cilantro is about as simple as a menu component gets: the published ingredient is cilantro and nothing else. Histamine builds when bacteria act on protein-rich foods during curing, fermenting, aging, or poor storage, and a fresh leafy herb gives that process very little to work with. Cilantro is not an established histamine liberator either, so it does not fall into the trap that catches foods like tomato or citrus. That is why it sits comfortably at low, and why it is one of the easier things to add to a Sweetgreen bowl.
What changes your risk
- Freshness of the leaves — cilantro is at its best bright and crisp. Wilted or slimy leaves are a quality and food-safety problem, not a histamine one, but they are worth passing on either way.
- It is a low-protein herb — because cilantro has very little protein, sitting in the prep line does not meaningfully build histamine the way it can with meat or fish.
- What it is sitting next to — cilantro itself stays low. The histamine load of your bowl comes from the other components you choose, not from the herb.
- Individual taste sensitivity — some people simply dislike cilantro's flavor. That is a taste reaction, not a histamine one.
What else is safe
Other herbs and greens on Sweetgreen's lower-histamine list that play a similar role are Basil, Mint, Chopped Romaine, Organic Arugula, Organic Shredded Kale, and Organic Spring Mix. Cucumbers, Apples, Golden Quinoa, and a Hard Boiled Egg are also on the lower list if you are building a bowl around the cilantro.
How to enjoy it
Add cilantro freely to a bowl at Sweetgreen; it comes as plain fresh cilantro with nothing mixed in. Since Sweetgreen is build-to-order, the easy path is to pair it with other published lower-histamine components: Chopped Romaine or Organic Spring Mix as the base, Cucumbers and Apples for crunch, Golden Quinoa or a Hard Boiled Egg for substance, and Basil or Mint if you want more herbs.
Common questions
Is cilantro high in histamine?
No. Fresh cilantro is low in histamine and is not a histamine liberator.
Is Sweetgreen's cilantro just plain cilantro?
Yes. The published ingredient is cilantro, with nothing else added.
What other Sweetgreen components are low in histamine?
Sweetgreen's published lower-histamine items include Basil, Mint, Chopped Romaine, Organic Arugula, Organic Shredded Kale, Organic Spring Mix, Cucumbers, Apples, Golden Quinoa, and Hard Boiled Egg.
Can cilantro still bother me if I have histamine intolerance?
Some people react to cilantro for reasons unrelated to histamine, like taste sensitivity or an individual intolerance. From a histamine standpoint it is a low food.
This rating comes from Sweetgreen'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. 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)