Frozen chicken nuggets and strips: 24 products rated for gout

By Oliver Silen · Ratings computed 2026-10-30 from GoutSafe data · Ranked by gout rating only

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Are frozen chicken nuggets and strips OK for gout?

In small amounts. Of the 24 products here, 13 rate Moderate and 11 Limit. 11 of the 24 below Good are held there by ultra-processing. The highest-rated is Gardein Seven Grain Crispy Tenders (C, Moderate), a meatless product.

Each brand is rated from its own label against GoutSafe's purine and fructose data.

We rated all 24 products on the frozen chicken nuggets and strips shelf from their ingredient labels against GoutSafe's purine and fructose data. 0 earn a Good rating.

All 24 compared

#	Product	Rating	Purine per serving, at most	Added sugar	Buy
1	Gardein Seven Grain Crispy Tenders	CModerate	45 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link
2	Earth's Best Chicken nuggets	CModerate	106 mg	1 g	Amazon Paid link
3	Perdue Fun Shapes, Dinosaur Shapes Chicken Breast Nuggets	CModerate	144 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link
4	Kroger Chicken Nuggets	CModerate	144 mg	not listed (1 g sugar)	Amazon Paid link
5	Caulipower Sweet chick of mine	CModerate	147 mg	not listed (1 g sugar)	Amazon Paid link
6	Kidfresh Chicken Nuggets	CModerate	151 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link
7	Yummy Chicken and veggie chicken breast nuggets	CModerate	161 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link
8	Yummy Dino Buddies Whole Grain Breast Chicken Nuggets	CModerate	161 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link
9	Smart Chicken Air chilled chicken nuggets	CModerate	170 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link
10	Tyson Chicken Nuggets	CModerate	170 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link
11	Tyson White meat chicken nuggets	CModerate	176 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link
12	Yummy Dino Buddies Dino Buddies Alphabet-Shaped Chicken Breast Nuggets	CModerate	176 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link
13	Kroger Boneless chicken wyngz	CModerate	196 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link
14	Perdue Simply Smart Organics Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets	DLimit	144 mg	1 g	Amazon Paid link
15	Applegate White meat chicken nuggets	DLimit	147 mg	1 g	Amazon Paid link
16	Just Bare Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Spicy bites	DLimit	147 mg	2 g	Amazon Paid link
17	Applegate Chicken nuggets	DLimit	149 mg	1 g	Amazon Paid link
18	Perdue Panko Breaded Chicken Breast Dino Nuggets	DLimit	166 mg	2 g	Amazon Paid link
19	Perdue Simply Smart Organics Whole Grain Breaded Chicken Nuggets	DLimit	170 mg	1 g	Amazon Paid link
20	Perdue Chicken Tenders	DLimit	179 mg	not listed (1 g sugar)	Amazon Paid link
21	Perdue Panko Chicken Nuggets	DLimit	182 mg	1 g	Amazon Paid link
22	Perdue Chicken plus chicken breast & vegetable dino	DLimit	186 mg	3 g	Amazon Paid link
23	Banquet Chicken breast nuggets	DLimit	205 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link
24	Banquet Chicken Nuggets	DLimit	205 mg	0 g	Amazon Paid link

How we picked

Every product is rated from its ingredient label against GoutSafe's purine and fructose data. Only products rated Good (A or B) can be picks. The first pick is the best-rated product, and each other pick is the best-rated product that earns a distinct role, such as the lowest purine or no added sugar. Commission and sponsorship play no part. Read the full method.