Chickpeas
Up to 600 mg/kgUnsuitable
falafel
Usually made with chickpeas or fava beans. Ingredients and individual tolerance vary.
Unsuitable
This food is often poorly tolerated with histamine intolerance.
Falafel is commonly made with chickpeas or broad beans, herbs and spices. The linked components describe a typical chickpea falafel, but recipes vary. The SIGHI list rates both chickpeas and broad beans as poorly tolerated, but does not assess falafel itself. This rating is based on typical ingredients, not a measurement of histamine in the finished food. Quinoa or millet can be used as a base for different vegetable patties. Individual tolerance varies.
Ingredients
Coriander
Garlic (fresh)
In small quantitiesOnion
Caution
Parsley
Roman cumin
Caution
Safer alternatives
millet (millet)
Quinoa
Low histamine content, no fermentation.