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EAvoid GoutMarket grade · Avoid · #34 of 38 frozen dinners and entrees we grade
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Purine and sugar, by the numbers
| Serving | 1 Meal (209 g) |
|---|---|
| Purine per serving | about 155 mg, at most 395 mg (99% of the 400 mg daily guide) |
| Purine per 100 g | at most 189 mg |
| Purine before GoutSafe's weighting | at most 395 mg per serving |
| Main purine source | cooked chicken breast |
| Fructose per serving | 12 g |
| Added sugar per serving | not on the label |
| Total sugar per serving | 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| breaded white meat chicken nugget shaped patties: chicken breast with rib meat | cooked chicken breast (C) | 175 mg | up to 100% | 367 mg | 359 mg |
| autolyzed yeast extract | dried yeast (D) | 847 mg | up to 2% | 35 mg | 35 mg |
| bread crumbs | bread flour (A) | 26 mg | up to 33% | 18 mg | under 1 mg |
| yellow corn flour | corn (A) | 12 mg | up to 13% | 3 mg | under 1 mg |
| textured soy flour | dried soybeans (A) | 33 mg | up to 20% | 14 mg | under 1 mg |
| macaroni and cheese sauce: cheese sauce | cheddar cheese (A) | 7 mg | up to 2% | under 1 mg | under 1 mg |
| cooked enriched macaroni | white pasta (A) | 7 mg | up to 2% | under 1 mg | under 1 mg |
| chocolate brownie: brownie mix | dark chocolate (C) | 26 mg | up to 2% | 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 E
- About 155 mg of purine per serving, and at most 395 mg (99% of the 400 mg daily guide), mostly from chicken breast (cooked). Source on GoutSafe.
- The panel lists 24 g of total sugars per serving and no added-sugar line.
- Yeast extract is one of the most purine-dense ingredients there is, at 847 mg per 100 g dried. Source on GoutSafe.
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: BREADED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN NUGGET SHAPED PATTIES: Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Dextrose, Yeast, Spice, Extractives of Paprika), Batter (Water, Yellow Corn Flour, Corn Starch, Salt, Spices, Guar Gum, Leavening [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Garlic Powder), Textured Soy Flour, Less Than 2% Of: Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sodium Phosphate, Flavorings. Fried In Vegetable Oil. MACARONI AND CHEESE SAUCE: Cheese Sauce (Water, Cheddar Club Cheese [Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto {Color}], Modified Whey, Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cheddar Cheese Flavor [Cheddar Cheese {Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes}, Water, Lactic Acid, Yeast Extract, Salt, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Xanthan Gum], Salt, Sugar, Potassium Citrate, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Guar Gum, Sunflower Oil, Beta Carotene [Color]), Cooked Enriched Macaroni (Water, Enriched Macaroni [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Iron {Ferrous Sulfate}, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]). CHOCOLATE BROWNIE: Brownie Mix (Sugar, Wheat Flour, Cocoa Powder, Whole Egg Powder, Whey Powder, Sodium Bicarbonate), Water, Soybean Oil, Less than 2% of: Modified Corn Starch, Cellulose Gel and Cellulose Gum, Propylene Glycol, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Ethyl Alcohol, Corn Syrup, Invert Sugar, Caramel Color. CONTAINS: EGG, MILK, SOY, WHEAT
Serving: 1 Meal (209 g). Label from USDA FoodData Central (record 2754204), dated 2026-02-19. UPC 031000809218.
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