Tyramine-containing Foods
Tyramine, a component of various foods, can cause a hypertensive reaction in patients taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, or MAOIs. (Adapted from MicroMedex.)
Cheeses
Alcoholic beverages
(one to two drinks/day OK): ale, beer (especially unpasteurized), chianti, cognac, red wine, vermouth
Fish
camlin, caviar, cod, herring, snails
Fruits/vegetables
avocados, bananas, beans (broad, green, Italian flat), Chinese pea pods, eggplant, canned figs, oranges (one/day OK), papayas, red plums, raisins, raspberries, tomatoes
Meat
aged meat/game/poultry, canned meat, liver, sausage
Miscellaneous
bread or crackers with cheese, caffeine (>2 cups), chocolate (large amounts only), commercial gravies, licorice, marmite, meat extracts and tenderizers, MSG, peanut butter, peanuts, pickles, sauerkraut, canned soup, soup cubes, spoiled sour cream, soy sauce, tofu, vanilla, yeast breads/extracts and products, spoiled yogurt
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