Boca
Veggie Burgers
- Ultra-processedGoutSafe ↗
- Purine: up to 35 mgGoutSafe ↗
- Sugars: 1 g
- Contains yeast extractGoutSafe ↗
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Purine and sugar, by the numbers
| Serving | 1 burger (71 g) |
|---|---|
| Purine per serving | about 14 mg, at most 35 mg (9% of the 400 mg daily guide) |
| Purine per 100 g | at most 50 mg |
| Purine before GoutSafe's weighting | at most 91 mg per serving |
| Main purine source | soy protein concentrate |
| Fructose per serving | 0.5 g |
| Added sugar per serving | not on the label |
| Total sugar per serving | 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| soy protein concentrate | soy protein concentrate (A) | 192 mg | up to 50% | 68 mg | 20 mg |
| yeast extract | dried yeast (D) | 847 mg | up to 2% | 12 mg | 12 mg |
| wheat gluten | bread flour (A) | 26 mg | up to 20% | 4 mg | 1 mg |
| soy protein | soy protein concentrate (A) | 192 mg | up to 2% | 3 mg | under 1 mg |
| hydrolyzed soy protein | soy protein concentrate (A) | 192 mg | up to 2% | 3 mg | under 1 mg |
| sesame oil | tahini (A) | 37 mg | up to 2% | under 1 mg | under 1 mg |
| reduced fat cheddar cheese | cheddar cheese (A) | 7 mg | up to 33% | 2 mg | under 1 mg |
| cheese powder | cheddar cheese (A) | 7 mg | up to 2% | 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 B
- Open Food Facts classes it as ultra-processed (NOVA 4), and GoutSafe's rule keeps ultra-processed foods at Safe (B) or below. Source on GoutSafe.
- About 14 mg of purine per serving, and at most 35 mg (9% of the 400 mg daily guide), mostly from soy protein concentrate. Source on GoutSafe.
- The panel lists 1 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: WATER, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, REDUCED FAT CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE), CORN OIL, WHEAT GLUTEN, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: CARAMEL COLOR, METHYLCELLULOSE, SOY PROTEIN, DRIED ONION, CHEESE POWDER (CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], CREAM, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID), SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR (NON-MEAT), HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, SESAME OIL, SPICES AND HERBS, DRIED GARLIC, MANNITOL, YEAST EXTRACT
Serving: 1 burger (71 g). Label from USDA FoodData Central (record 2623809), dated 2023-08-31. UPC 759283673219. This label is over a year old and the recipe may have changed. Check the package.
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