Is Sweetgreen Corn Salsa High in Histamine?

Sweetgreen Corn Salsa

High histamine

This corn salsa with grape tomatoes, lime, and hot sauce is high 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.

Histamine Liberator

Sweet corn on its own is mild, but the salsa mix-ins carry the histamine.

Tomatoes and lime lead it — grape tomatoes and lime juice are both histamine liberators, and the hot sauce is also high, so the salsa lands firmly high.
Spices pile on — the paprika, cumin, cayenne, and nutritional yeast all sit at moderate, so the corn and red onion can't offset them.

Plain sweet corn without the salsa treatment is the gentler choice.

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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