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Vegetable Juice

Vegetable Juice is low in purines and generally safe for people with gout in normal portions. A typical 240 g serving has about 33 mg of purines, about 8% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

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

How much can I eat?

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A typical serving is about 240 g, which delivers 33 mg of purines, or about 8% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

This serving
8 fl oz
240 g
Purine / serving
33 mg
% daily purine
8%
Fructose / serving
3.5 g
Purines in this serving33 mg · 8% of a day
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
Fructose in this serving3.5 g · 28% of our daily reference

There is a little fructose here. Fructose raises uric acid whatever its source, but at this amount it is a minor contributor next to the purine number above.

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)

2 fl oz32 fl oz

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

Only part of these purines counts toward gout: the 33 mg here counts as roughly 16 mg toward your gout risk.

Vegetable Juice 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)

Purines Moderate confidence
13.7 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

Low for gout (< 50 mg/100g).

Fructose Moderate confidence
1.44 g/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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

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

Juice delivers the sugar of several pieces of fruit in a glass you can finish in a minute, and cohort studies link even unsweetened 100% juice to higher gout risk (about 41% for a daily glass of orange juice). Whole fruit is the safer choice; if you drink juice, keep the glass small.

Eating vegetable juice as part of a bigger dish? The Dish Decoder grades the whole plate, ingredient by ingredient.

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