Table 3.

Recommended foods and foods to avoid during a diet low in biogenic amines.

Recommended Foods

bread and pasta

potato, rice

steamed vegetables (except cabbage, spinach, tomato, peppers, beans, lentils, mushroom)

sausages, hams

meat: cooked, fried (excluding roasted and fried meat)

jams, fruit preserves, compotes

dairy products (butter, cottage cheese, sour cream, kefir, yoghurt, hard cheeses, etc.)

tea

water

Not Recommended Foods

walnut, poppy seed, hazelnut, oil seeds

cocoa, chocolate

peppers (paprika as well)

fish and seafood

smoked meat products

innards (offal)

eggs (boiled, fried-scrambled eggs, crumbed food)

cheese (camembert type spreadable cheeses)

citrus fruits, banana

alcohol (mainly red wine, beer)

coffee

sauerkraut

raw fruits and vegetables (paprika, tomato, onion, radish, cabbage)