Barilla
Whole Grain Penne
Made from one food: whole-grain wheat flour
Protein Plus Spaghetti
CModerate GoutMarket grade · Moderate · #34 of 34 pasta we grade
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Purine and sugar, by the numbers
| Serving | 2 oz (56 g) |
|---|---|
| Purine per serving | about 5 mg, at most 13 mg (3% of the 400 mg daily guide) |
| Purine per 100 g | at most 22 mg |
| Purine before GoutSafe's weighting | at most 42 mg per serving |
| Main purine source | soy protein concentrate |
| Fructose per serving | 1 g |
| Added sugar per serving | not on the label |
| Total sugar per serving | 2 g |
The weighted figure is lower than the one before weighting because GoutSafe counts purine from plants at a fraction of the same amount from meat or fish. The grade uses the weighted figure.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pea protein | soy protein concentrate (A) | 192 mg | up to 25% | 27 mg | 8 mg |
| lentil flour | lentils (A) | 43 mg | up to 33% | 8 mg | 2 mg |
| barley flour | barley (A) | 44 mg | up to 17% | 4 mg | 1 mg |
| chickpea flour | canned chickpeas (A) | 22 mg | up to 20% | 2 mg | under 1 mg |
| semolina | whole-grain wheat flour (A) | 12 mg | up to 100% | 6 mg | under 1 mg |
| durum wheat flour | whole-grain wheat flour (A) | 12 mg | up to 50% | 3 mg | under 1 mg |
| spelt flour | whole-grain wheat flour (A) | 12 mg | up to 14% | 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.
- About 5 mg of purine per serving, and at most 13 mg (3% of the 400 mg daily guide), mostly from soy protein concentrate. Source on GoutSafe.
- The panel lists 2 g of total sugars per serving and no added-sugar line.
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: SEMOLINA (WHEAT), DURUM WHEAT FLOUR, LENTIL FLOUR, PEA PROTEIN, CHICKPEA FLOUR, BARLEY FLOUR, SPELT FLOUR, VITAMINS/MINERALS: VITAMIN B3 (NIACIN), IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID
Serving: 2 oz (56 g). Label from USDA FoodData Central (record 2631735), dated 2023-09-14. UPC 076808533576. This label is over a year old and the recipe may have changed. Check the package.
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