Biogenic amine index
In the body: no agency opinion we hold names an effect at the amounts found in food, so it is shown for context, not rated.
Not rated by dose: a flag on one reviewed food, sauerkraut.
Background. Shown, not scored: no dose basis at normal intake, a classification rather than a risk, or legal limits only.
The reference value and where it comes from
- The agency’s figureno agency dose value
- Basissum of putrescine, cadaverine, histamine and tyramine (a paper's index, not an agency limit)
- Source ?PubMed 41384496
Reviewed foods that carry it
1 reviewed food carries it; none is rated by dose.
How often you can eat it ?
No food here is rated by dose. Each line says why it’s listed: a flag for the people the source names, advice on handling it, or context.
Flags and context, not rated by dose
SauerkrautContext
PubMed 41384496 · grade A ?
How it’s rated
Spread, not a rating: the 300 'upper limit of toxicity' is the paper's own (from Świder 2020), not an agency limit. Putrescine up to 339 mg/kg. EFSA 2011: fermented-vegetables sum 375-390 mg/kg.
Intake: one 30 g serving a day, 70 kg adult
Measured on: food-specific, retail: Choińska 2025 BAI (putrescine+cadaverine+histamine+tyramine) 6-541 in 14 samples; five exceed the paper's 300 limit by Table 1