Persimmon
Also listed as: Persimmon, raw
Persimmon is low in purines and generally safe for people with gout in normal portions. A typical 140 g serving has about 22 mg of purines, about 6% of a ~400 mg working daily target.
General information, not a substitute for advice from your doctor or dietitian.
How much can I eat?
A typical serving is about 140 g, which delivers 22 mg of purines, or about 6% of a ~400 mg working daily target.
Fructose raises uric acid whatever it comes from, and this serving carries enough of it to count. The trials that found no effect from fruit tested ordinary portions under controlled energy intake, not large ones.
Evidence: Ayoub-Charette et al., J Nutr 2021 (fructose by food source) · White et al., Am J Clin Nutr 2018 (whole apple vs. a fructose drink, matched dose)
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 22 mg here counts as roughly 7 mg toward your gout risk.
Persimmon is an easy choice to keep on hand.
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Why grade B
Safe for most people in normal portions.
Per 100 g (for comparison)
Low for gout (< 50 mg/100g).
Moderate for gout (3–8 g/100g).
Fructose here is a category-level estimate, not a direct measurement for this food.
Processing: NOVA 1 of 4 (unprocessed or minimally processed). How processing affects the grade.
Eating persimmon as part of a bigger dish? The Dish Decoder grades the whole plate, ingredient by ingredient.
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