Marcona Almonds Histamine Information

Marcona almonds, like most nuts, are not usually direct sources of histamine. While there's limited direct research on Marcona almonds and histamine levels, this type of almond may overall lean more towards being a histamine liberator than a histamine reducer. Research shows that nuts, in general, tend to provoke an immune response that can lead to histamine release in certain individuals susceptible to allergies or histamine intolerance. This means that while the almonds might not contain high amounts of histamine themselves, they may stimulate the body to release histamine, potentially exacerbating symptoms in individuals with histamine intolerance. It's important to note that while Marcona almonds could act as histamine liberators, this does not hold equally for all individuals. Reaction to foods can be highly individual due to the unique aspects of each person's gut microbiome, immune response, and metabolism. However, Marcona almonds don't appear in the list of foods known to delay histamine breakdown or to be high in histamine content. This would suggest, based on current understanding, their impact on histamine levels is limited primarily to their potential as a histamine liberator. In terms of ingredients that might be present in products containing Marcona almonds, if these almonds are raw and unprocessed, they would not contain other ingredients. If they are part of a processed food product, other ingredients in that product could affect histamine levels dependent on their qualities. This product has not been researched well enough to publish any definitive information on its specific impact on histamine levels. Our team is working hard on this and more data will be available soon. References: 1. Maintz, L., & Novak, N. (2007). Histamine and histamine intolerance. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 85(5), 1185-1196. 2. Till, S. J., Francis, D. M., Nials, A., & Pearce, F. L. (1997). The effects of histamine and specific histamine agonists on human mast cell and basophil function. Journal of Physiology, 501 (Pt 2), 287–297. 3. Reese, I., Ballmer-Weber, B., Beyer, K., Fuchs, T., Kleine-Tebbe, J., Klimek, L.,... Zuberbier, T.(2017). German guideline for the management of adverse reactions to ingested histamine. Allergo Journal International, 26, 72-79.