Are Oats High in Histamine?

Many people wonder if oats are high in histamine or low histamine.

On three of the major sites, this is how oats are listed:

• SIGHI List: 0 - well tolerated

• Histamine Intolerance Site: ✅ (green - low histamine)

• Mast Cell 360: Low histamine

On our trusted Histamine Intolerance Food List, we’ve listed oats as green - foods generally acknowledged as low histamine = ✅

On the SIGHI scale - oats are listed as a ‘0’ - well tolerated, no symptoms expected at usual intake.

Remember, everyone is different and lists do vary. That’s why we’ve brought the world’s most respected lists together in our easy-to-use histamine intolerance food list, trusted by thousands.

All our sources are listed and acknowledged. This is not advice, consult your doctor or practitioner before introducing anything new into your diet, or if you are unsure.

We’ve carried out a poll on our Instagram page to see what our followers think. We asked our thousands of histamine intolerant Instagram followers - are oats high histamine or are oats low histamine?

Here are the results.

74% responded positively to oats

26% responded negatively to oats

Remember there are hundreds of foods to check out on our Histamine Intolerance Food List.