Much anecdotal evidence, which forms the basis of the many articles and comments in the media, points to histamine as the ’culprit’ in wine causing headache and other adverse reactions. While it is accepted that the excessive consumption of alcohol will cause adverse reactions, research, however, clearly demonstrates that histamine is a minor constituent of wine and that there is no relationship between its concentration in wine and histamine-mediated adverse reactions in either healthy tolerant or wine-intolerant consumers. A fourth and final hypothesis is that although the amount of histamine in individual foods is below the amount generally thought necessary to induce an adverse reaction, consumption of multiple histamine-containing foods on an occasion may result in ingestion of sufficient histamine to produce symptoms as the body’s capacity to metabolise histamine is exceeded. We suggest you to read the entire article. Original title: Can histamine in wine cause adverse reactions for consumers?
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