Histidine is an essential amino acid that gives rise to histamine, a substance that regulates the body's inflammatory responses. When histidine is used in the treatment of allergies it should be taken as a supplement in portions that can range from 100 to 150 mg per day and are prescribed by the doctor.
When the fish is not properly preserved, histidine is transformed into histamine by bacteria, causing the fish to contain high amounts of histamine, which can cause poisoning in humans.
List of foods rich in histidine
The main foods rich in histidine are high-protein foods like eggs, milk and dairy products, fish and meat but there are other foods that also have this amino acid such as:
- whole wheat, barley, rye;
- walnuts, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts;
- cocoa;
- peas, beans;
- carrot, beet, eggplant, turnip, cassava, potato.
Since histidine is an amino acid that the body can not produce, it is necessary to ingest this amino acid through the feed.
Function in the histidine organism
The main functions in the body of histidine are to decrease the acidity in the stomach, improving the nausea, and the burning sensation above all of the pregnant women. In addition, histidine serves to combat circulatory diseases, especially the cardiovascular system because it is an excellent vasodilator.
