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Meatless Bacon

Meatless Bacon is low in purines and generally safe for people with gout in normal portions. A typical 50 g serving has about 37 mg of purines, about 9% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

General information, not a substitute for advice from your doctor or dietitian.

A processed plant-based meat substitute. It is low in purines and a sound swap for higher-purine meat, though more processed than a whole food.

How much can I eat?

Units

A typical serving is about 50 g, which delivers 37 mg of purines, or about 9% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

This serving
2 oz
50 g
Purine / serving
37 mg
% daily purine
9%
Purines in this serving37 mg · 9% of a day
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
1 oz7 oz

Even a large serving stays well within a ~400 mg working daily purine target.

These are plant purines, which research links far more weakly to flares: the 37 mg here counts as roughly 11 mg toward your gout risk.

Portion size is what matters most here, and it’s easy to misjudge by eye. A kitchen scale makes it simple.

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Why grade B

Safe for most people in normal portions.

Per 100 g (for comparison)

Purines Moderate confidence
74.4 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

Moderate for gout (50–150 mg/100g).

Fructose High confidence
0 g/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

Low for gout (< 3 g/100g).

Processing: NOVA 4 of 4. How processing affects the grade.

These are plant purines. Research links purines from vegetables, legumes, and mushrooms far more weakly to gout flares than purines from meat and seafood, so the per-100g figure overstates the real risk here.

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