How much Basa / Swai (Pangasius) can I eat with gout?

A typical serving is about 113 g, which delivers 125 mg of purines, or about 31% of a ~400 mg working daily target. Stick to one normal portion and skip seconds, especially during a flare.

Is Basa / Swai (Pangasius) high in purines?

Basa / Swai (Pangasius) is moderate in purines by weight: about 110 mg per 100 g. A typical 113 g serving works out to about 125 mg, or about 31% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

Does Basa / Swai (Pangasius) cause gout?

No single food causes gout; it develops from high uric acid over time. Basa / Swai (Pangasius) is graded C: a normal portion is fine, but it counts against your daily total, so it is the second helping and the frequency that matter.

Basa / Swai (Pangasius)

Basa / Swai (Pangasius) is fine in moderation. Watch your portion size, especially during a flare. A typical 113 g serving has about 125 mg of purines, about 31% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

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

How much can I eat?

Units

A typical serving is about 113 g, which delivers 125 mg of purines, or about 31% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

This serving

4 oz

113 g

Purine / serving

125 mg

% daily purine

31%

Purines in this serving125 mg · 31% of a day

0 mg~400 mg daily limit

Adjust the serving

1 oz13 oz

You could have up to about 6 oz (180 g) before this reaches half a ~400 mg working daily purine target.

Basa / Swai (Pangasius) fits in moderation, so portion is the thing to get right.

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Why grade C

Fine in moderation. Mind your portion size, especially during a flare.

Per 100 g (for comparison)

Purines Low confidence

110 mg/100g

LowModerateHighVery high

Moderate for gout (50–150 mg/100g).

Fructose Low confidence (estimated)

0 g/100g

LowModerateHighVery high

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

This purine value is inferred, not measured directly for this food. See the sources note below for how it was derived.

Processing: NOVA 1 of 4 (unprocessed or minimally processed). How processing affects the grade.

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Good to know: No species-specific purine assay for Pangasius (basa / swai; family Pangasiidae) is published in the purine literature. Value adopted from Cod, Atlantic (110.3 mg/100g, USDA Purine DB 2025) as the nearest MEASURED lean, low-fat white-fish analogue; pangasius has a comparably lean freshwater-whitefish profile (Fishes 2022, MDPI nutritional profiling of farmed Pangasius). NOT proxied from US channel catfish (Catfish, farmed, 205 mg/100g): despite the shared name, channel catfish (Ictaluridae) is a different, fattier family with atypically high hypoxanthine, and would overstate the risk. Confidence LOW: treat as an estimate. A typical fillet portion lands in the moderate (Yellow / Low Risk) band.

Sources

1. Purine data: Inferred from food composition Evidence tier: Estimated Replication: sample count not recorded

Source details
Value inferred from food composition or a measured constituent food (for example a related whole food, or USDA FoodData Central sugar data). See the note on this food for the specific basis and figures.
2. Fructose data: Inferred from food composition Evidence tier: Estimated

Values are per 100g unless a note says otherwise, rounded to three significant figures; per-serving figures are calculated from the unrounded measurement, so recomputing from the rounded number can differ by a milligram or so. A single determination is normal in food composition tables, not a defect. Last reviewed July 18, 2026.

How we grade foods

Grades combine purine and fructose data with known gout triggers and benefits. We show our confidence on every food.

Basa / Swai (Pangasius)

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