Histafit
What do the low-histamine foods from “The Lion’s Den” taste like?
Melina Neumann and Ana Hansel (from left) present their start-up in “Die Höhle der Löwen”. Histafit before.
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Unfortunately, many people suffer from food intolerance. While lactose- and gluten-free products can be found on supermarket shelves, there is still a lack of designated low-histamine foods in many places. Melina Neumann and Ana Hansel wanted to change that and founded the start-up Histafit.
“Basically, Histafit arose from our own needs: We had to eat a low-histamine diet for a certain period of time for personal reasons. The change in diet was quite exhausting and time-consuming. When we got to know each other, it quickly became clear: We have to change that! That’s why we did “We developed our Histafit. We want to offer tasty convenience products that are suitable for a low-histamine diet,” says Melina Neumann, co-founder of Histafit (the name has since changed to Histafood), explaining the background to her start-up. Together with Ana Hansel, she has set herself the goal of making her low-histamine products just as easily accessible to people with intolerances as gluten-free or lactose-free diets. We tried a few foods.
A note in advance:
Our tester does not suffer from histamine intolerance, so only the taste was evaluated – and not the effect on digestion.
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The start-up Histafit currently has seven low-histamine products (in organic quality) in its range, all of which are vegan, lactose-free and gluten-free: a herbal salt, a grain bread mix, a vegetable sauce, a vegetable broth, a grain muesli, a Spread and a grain bar. You get that complete packagebut can also buy individual products later – or, as in our case, a Trial set of 3 testing. This includes:
- a spread à 150 grams, consisting of the following ingredients: 51% carrots*, 36% beetroot*, rapeseed oil*, currant juice*, carrot juice*, concentrated apple juice*, sea salt, paprika*, rosemary*, oregano*, thyme*
- a grain muesli à 425 grams, which consists of the following ingredients: 81% wholemeal oat flakes* gluten-free, 10% date pieces* (date pieces*, rice flour*), 8% seeds* [geschrotete Leinsaat*, 2 % Kürbiskerne*, Hanfsaat*, Chiasamen* (Salvia Hispanica)]ground psyllium husks*, 0.3% cinnamon*, sea salt, cardamom*
- a grain bar à 50 grams, which consists of the following ingredients: wholemeal oat flakes* 31%, rice syrup*, dates* 13% (dried dates*, rice flour*), maple syrup*, pumpkin seeds* 10%, coconut oil*, hemp seeds* 5%, linseeds*, Cinnamon* 0.7%, sea salt, ground cardamom*
*from controlled organic cultivation.
We have the muesli, the grain bar and one Spread from Histafit tried.
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This is how we like the Histafit products
In fact, the taste of the “vegetable prank” takes some getting used to, although our tester loves carrots and beetroot – but not on bread. Because although the vegetables taste very natural (and also extremely healthy), they lack a certain sophistication. In addition, the consistency is more reminiscent of a vegetable mash or – puree is reminiscent, but less of a spread.In the end, it’s a question of (personal) taste.
That grain muesli our tester, on the other hand, thought it was very tasty. Dissolved in milk, the grains get a smooth consistency and harmonize with the somewhat more al dente pieces of dates and pumpkin seeds. She found the addition of cinnamon a bit unusual, as the ingredient gave the muesli mixture a very Christmassy touch. The tester liked it anyway, but surely not everyone will prefer this combination.
Finally the grain bars tried by Histafit. Here, too, one spice dominates: cardamom. Thus, the tester again came to the conclusion that you have to like the taste reminiscent of Christmas, because it is already special. In terms of color and consistency, the fruit bar performed quite positively. It’s delicious in any case, even if the spicy note might not be to everyone’s taste.
Do the low-histamine foods by Melina Neumann and Ana Hansel pass the taste test in “The Lion’s Den”? The two founders are hoping for financial support for their start-up of 160,000 euros. They are willing to give up 15 percent of their shares in the company. Will a:e juror:in strike? You can see the decision tonight as usual at 8:15 p.m. on Vox.
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