Is Sweetgreen White Cheddar High in Histamine?

Sweetgreen White Cheddar

High histamine

White cheddar is an aged cheese, which makes this topping 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.

Dairy

This one is simply cheddar cheese and salt, so the cheese is the whole story.

Aged cheddar drives it — cheddar is aged, and aging lets histamine build up in the cheese, which is what puts it firmly high.
No way around it here — with just cheese and salt, there is nothing else to shift the level, so the cheddar sets it on its own.

Fresh cheeses like fresh mozzarella are much lower if you want a dairy topping.

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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