Histamine-free Products at Frusano

For years we have been asked which products are suitable for people with histamine intolerance.

All our products already go through a great many checks so that they can be labelled fructose-free, lactose-free, gluten-free, vegan and low FODMAP. As tolerance is paramount, we have now also invested in testing for histamine. The tests and checks for histamine are many times more complex, because we regularly test our food labelled histamine-free for histamine and then carry out ongoing storage tests.

It's important to note that the term"histamine intolerance" is used to describe very different things: on the one hand, some people have difficulty breaking down histamine contained in food. On the other hand, the body's own histamine is produced when you eat something that you are allergic to, and that may be difficult to break down again.

In the context of histamine intolerance, this is commonly referred to as"histamine liberators". However, a "histamine liberator" is nothing other than a substance to which the person affected has an allergic reaction, namely by releasing histamine. In other words, for that person, that substance is an allergen.

Unfortunately, only a very small amount of food allergies and intolerances are well researched. Everything that we don't know is given a catch-all name like "Irritable Bowel Syndrome" or, more recently, "Histamine Intolerance". So if you cannot tolerate a food like chocolate, it could be due to either a histamine-rich cocoa, or an allergy to some other substance in cocoa.

If you have an intolerance only to histamine contained in food, i.e. an issue breaking down histamine, then our histamine-tested products are a great fit, because they contain practically no histamine, which we regularly test in the lab.

Fortunately, we have already received the result"histamine-free" for many of our products.

Histamine-free Products

Histamine-free products are marked "histamine-free" on our website and in the online shop.

We have already had very good experiences with our products for people with histamine intolerance. Nutritionists also report successes to us.

Every person is different so at Frusano we have a money-back guarantee - if you have problems with any product, you will get your money back.

Cocoa and Histamine

Studies show that organic products are generally significantly lower in histamine than conventional products; organic chocolate shows only a quarter of the histamine content of conventional chocolate. Frusano's chocolates in particular show extremely low levels of histamine, and are tested regularly. Please consult our page to see exactly how liberators, histamine and chocolate are all connected. 

Products with Histamine Content

Our Quinoa Crispies have so far been tested as not “histamine-free”. The histamine content in this product can be traced back to the quinoa, not the chocolate.