Pure Leaf
Unsweetened black real brewed tea
Made from one food: tea
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CModerate GoutMarket grade · Moderate · #14 of 26 iced tea we grade
- Ultra-processedGoutSafe ↗
- Purine: very lowGoutSafe ↗
- No added sugar
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Purine and sugar, by the numbers
| Serving | 1 Packet (makes 16.9 fl oz prepared drink) (43 g) |
|---|---|
| Purine per serving | under 1 mg (0% of the 400 mg daily guide) |
| Purine per 100 g | under 1 mg |
| Purine before GoutSafe's weighting | under 1 mg per serving |
| Main purine source | green tea beverage |
| Fructose per serving | 0 g |
| Added sugar per serving | 0 g |
| Total sugar per serving | 0 g |
Where the purine comes from
| Ingredient | Matched GoutSafe food | Purine in that food, per 100 g | Share of the product | Purine at that share, per serving | Counted in the worst case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| instant green tea | green tea beverage (A) | 2 mg | up to 33% | under 1 mg | under 1 mg |
Purine values come from each matched food's page on GoutSafe. Shares come from label order: US labels list ingredients by weight, so the second ingredient is at most half the product, and anything after "2% or less" is at most 2%. The worst case fills the most purine-dense ingredients to their full share first, until the shares reach the whole product, then applies GoutSafe's weighting by source, which counts plant purines at 0.3, dairy at 0 and organ meat at 1.3 because they raise uric acid by different amounts. The grade uses that worst case. How we rate.
Why it's rated C
- Open Food Facts classes it as ultra-processed (NOVA 4), and GoutSafe's rule keeps ultra-processed foods at Moderate (C) or below. Source on GoutSafe.
- Under 1 mg of purine per serving, well under 1% of the 400 mg daily guide. Source on GoutSafe.
- The Nutrition Facts panel lists 0 g of added sugar per serving.
Estimated from the ingredient label. Labels list ingredients by weight but rarely give amounts, so we grade on the most purine the label allows, which can read stricter than the real recipe and never safer. Sugar comes from the Nutrition Facts panel. How we rate.
What's on the label
Ingredients: MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, INSTANT GREEN TEA, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), GUM ARABIC, HONEY, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL LEMON FLAVOR WITH OTHER NATURAL FLAVORS
Serving: 1 Packet (makes 16.9 fl oz prepared drink) (43 g). Added sugar: 0 g per serving. Label from USDA FoodData Central (record 2596444), dated 2023-07-13. UPC 041387221305. This label is over a year old and the recipe may have changed. Check the package.
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