Is banana high in tyramine?

Tyramine status

Moderate

Find out whether banana is high or low in tyramine, see its exact rating, and check its FODMAP, salicylate, oxalate and diet compatibility all in one place.

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HistamineSafe Histamine LiberatorsModerate FODMAPsAvoid FructansModerate GOSSafe FructoseSafe

Sensitivity notes

Why tyramine food checker matters

Tyramine is an amino acid that forms when proteins break down. It's found in aged, fermented, or spoiled foods. For people taking MAO inhibitors or those with tyramine sensitivity, it can cause headaches, elevated blood pressure, and other reactions.

Choose fresh over aged, fermented, or preserved foods
Eat protein foods fresh and store properly
Be especially careful if taking MAO inhibitor medications

Triggers

HistamineSafe

Histamine LiberatorsModerate

FODMAPsLow

FructansModerate

GOSSafe

FructoseSafe

PolyolsModerate

GlutenSafe

LactoseSafe

Dairy ProteinsSafe

NightshadesSafe

SalicylatesSafe

OxalatesLow

NickelModerate

SulfitesSafe

NitritesSafe

GlutamatesSafe

TyramineModerate

CaffeineSafe

LectinModerate

Low FermentationModerate

Diets

GlutenFit

InflammationFit

VeganFit

VegetarianFit

Paleo AIPFit

MediterraneanFit

DASH DietFit

EoE CompatibleFit

FODMAPsAvoid

Low FermentationAvoid

Priority ingredient notes

Serving size, prep, and portion notes for banana

Banana is the food where ripeness changes the answer. A firm, barely-yellow banana is mostly resistant starch and behaves as a low FODMAP fruit, while the same banana spotted and soft has converted much of that starch into free sugars and short-chain fructans, which is why it moves into moderate territory. That single fact resolves most of the arguments about whether banana is low FODMAP. The second story is amines. Banana appears on nearly every migraine and MAOI handout, and our grades support a moderate reading rather than a dramatic one: moderate tyramine and moderate histamine liberation, but clean on histamine itself. It is also moderate on nickel and lectins, which matters if you are on a low-nickel protocol. It is clean on gluten, lactose, salicylates, glutamates, sulfites and nightshade.

Watch for

Ripeness flips the FODMAP verdict. Green and firm means resistant starch and a mild grade, while spotted and soft means more free sugar and fructans, so the tolerable portion shrinks as the fruit ages / Moderate on fructans and sorbitol but clean on excess fructose, so banana is not a fructose problem and pairing it with glucose will not help the way it does with honey or mango / Moderate tyramine, which is why banana is a fixture on MAOI and migraine lists. The tyramine is concentrated in the peel and rises as the skin blackens, so over-ripe fruit is the version worth watching / Moderate histamine liberator while grading clean for histamine content, so it can provoke flushing or headache in a sensitive person without ever being a high-histamine food / Moderate nickel and moderate lectin, both relevant on low-nickel diets for systemic nickel allergy and on lectin-restricted plans / Moderate for SIBO, and here green beats ripe in reverse: the resistant starch that makes an unripe banana low FODMAP is precisely what low-fermentation SIBO protocols limit

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